Hayster Drive, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 9PB
10 reasons to choose The Spinney Primary School
Top line
The Spinney Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cambridge and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
The Spinney Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Cambridgeshire LEA.
Average class size
The Spinney Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that The Spinney Primary School ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 11% of schools.
The The Spinney Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised thematically or by half-termly topics, with cross-curricular linking. 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 a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at The Spinney Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The Spinney Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Spinney Primary School
Cambridge International School (0.9 miles); Cambridge Steiner Lower School (2.3 miles).
Fulbourn Primary School (2.8 miles); St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge (3.1 miles); Newnham Croft Primary School (3.9 miles).
The Perse School, Upper School (2.2 miles); St Mary’s School, Cambridge (2.9 miles).
St Bede’s Inter-Church School (1.5 miles); Hills Road Sixth Form College (2.2 miles); Parkside Community College (3.4 miles).