Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EN
10 reasons to choose St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Cambridge
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St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cambridge and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 8 members of Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Cambridgeshire LEA.
Average class size
St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 22% of schools.
The St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Cambridge curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and co-ordinated by topic, with cross-curricular linking when 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and performing arts.
Sport at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Cambridge
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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Cambridge
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
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