Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2SP
10 reasons to choose Bourn Church of England Primary Academy
Top line
Bourn Church of England Primary Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cambridge and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Bourn Church of England Primary Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Bourn Church of England Primary Academy has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Bourn Church of England Primary Academy ranks in the top 11% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 26% of schools. Most pupils go on to Comberton Village College at the end of Year 6.
The Bourn Church of England Primary Academy curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, current affairs, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips in Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and sport.
Sport at Bourn Church of England Primary Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Bourn Church of England Primary Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.05pm with after school hours care to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Bourn Church of England Primary Academy
King’s College School, Cambridge (8.9 miles); St John’s College School, Cambridge (9.1 miles); Stephen Perse Junior School Fitzwilliam Building (9.5 miles).
Barton Church of England Primary School (5.9 miles); Elsworth Church of England Primary School (6.1 miles); Coton Church of England Primary School (7.9 miles).
The Leys School (9.2 miles); The Stephen Perse Foundation (9.5 miles); Mander Portman Woodward, Cambridge (9.5 miles).
Cambourne Village College (3 miles); Comberton Village College (4 miles); Swavesey Village College (9.5 miles).