Over Primary School
Long Furlong, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5PGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Over Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 76th of 76 primary schools in Cambridge. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in March 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 March 2024, report published 20 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 March 2024
Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school. There are warm relationships between pupils and adults. Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and eagerly access a full range of curriculum subjects. Pupils typically behave well. They participate readily in all opportunities provided to them. The playground is a hive of activity with all pupils getting along well. Older pupils love supporting their 'buddies' both in their learning and play. A range of roles and responsibilities are available to pupils. These give them a voice and a chance to develop their leadership skills. The school's 'reading champs' promote a love of reading across the school. They eagerly lead assemblies to promote exciting books and support younger pupils with their reading. Pupils are benefiting from newly established leadership at the school, but many recent changes are not fully in place. While pupils receive a good quality of education, there are some aspects of the curriculum which are not as well organised. Upcoming further changes mean there remains fragility to the leadership at this school.
What the school should improve
- There has been a significant period of instability at the school. This has meant some parents have lost faith in the school. There is a need to work closely with the community to reassure them that the school is securing stable leadership and staffing arrangements. This will ensure that the members of the school community are supportive of the school on its improvement journey.
- Some subjects do not have an established subject leader, and, where this is the case, the curriculum is less well developed. Leaders need to ensure that sufficient time is given to developing and monitoring the curriculum in these areas. This will ensure that a clearly planned and sequenced curriculum is securely in place across all curriculum areas, which will support pupils to achieve well across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
196 pupils on roll, with places for 250
Schools near Over Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swavesey Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 73% met the expected standard |
| Willingham Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 51% met the expected standard |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Pathfinder CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Hatton Park Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Clayton
- Phone
- 01954273332
- Address
- Long Furlong, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5PG
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 110616
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.