The Bellbird Primary School

Link Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3GB

Good

Inspected 9 July 2024

Good

Ofsted

70%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

410

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Cambridgeshire →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 410 / 420 (98%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 9 July 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

16.1%

Disadvantaged

14.1%

EAL

2.7%

SEN support

11.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

70%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

109

Avg reading score

106

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.5%

Overall absence

7.7%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

19.07

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

21.5

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.7 vs 2023/24

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +2.7 vs 2023/24

£42,201

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 4% on leadership pay

↑ +£448 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.1 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,253

Spend per pupil

£6,188

Income per pupil

45%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.