Harston and Newton Community Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
118
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(04/05/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
64%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
High Street
Harston
Cambridge
CB22 7PX
01223870345

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Since you took up post in April 2016, you have built on the school’s many strengths. You have successfully maintained a strong team ethos in school where staff work together well and feel fully supported to improve. You are setting high expectations of staff and pupils. There is no complacency and there has been a good pace to recent change. You and your comparatively new leadership team are securing improvement across the school. Together, you have identified effectively the strengths and weaknesses of the school. You communicate your vision to the staff team clearly. Staff are supportive of what you are trying to achieve. They know what they have to do in order to improve provision further. The governing body knows the school well. You give it a good amount of information so that it can provide the right level of support and challenge. Your pupils are a credit to the school. They bloom socially because they are encouraged to take responsibility and to model, in their own behaviour and attitudes, the good values shown by staff. Consequently, they are polite and courteous and get on well together. They happily talk about their learning to visitors and behave sensibly in class or when moving around school. They play together happily at breaktimes, showing concern for each other, following closely school rules and instructions from supervising adults. You give pupils many opportunities to take responsibility and they take these well. The school council plays an active part in helping you to identify where improvement is needed. For example, it is currently working with you to develop a quiet area on the playground for pupils who do not want to play games. One of the things that your pupils especially like is your sports provision. As one commented: ‘We do lots of fun things!’ I agree that this is a real strength of your curriculum. The school has recently become one of the first schools in the country to receive a Platinum School Sportsmark award. Pupils enjoy being taught by specialist coaches in sports lessons and clubs and they are able to participate in a good number of competitions for their age. There is a high range of participation in physical activity beyond class lessons. Consequently, the school is very successfully helping pupils to live healthy lifestyles. Music is also promoted particularly well. A specialist teacher provides effective support to the school. This enables a high proportion of pupils to learn to play an instrument or to take part in public performances both in the local community or further afield. Parents and carers appreciate the work that leaders and all school staff do to ensure that all pupils enjoy school. They typically make comments such as, ‘I have been extremely happy with the way my child has settled and am impressed with the pastoral care he is given’, ‘My daughter is very proud of her school’ and ‘There is a strong culture of kindness and respect.’ You are aware that parents would like more information about their children’s progress. You are rightly currently working with your staff to provide this information in a clearer format in the future. Safeguarding is effective. You have ensured that safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and that records are detailed and of good quality. You make sure that all staff receive highquality training. As a school, you work closely with a range of external agencies and take decisive action when necessary to ensure that pupils are kept safe. The staff and parents who completed the Ofsted questionnaires agreed that the school keeps pupils safe. Pupils also say that they feel safe. They say that there is always an adult on hand to talk to if they have any problems or concerns. Pupils learn about how to avoid dangers when using the internet and are clear about the importance of keeping safe when crossing the very busy road that runs through the village.

Harston and Newton Community Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>85, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>89, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>75, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>74, "strongly_agree"=>10, "agree"=>4, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>10} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>76, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>29, "strongly_agree"=>51, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>56, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>34, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>75, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>91, "agree"=>8, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>76, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>95, "no"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 80 responses up to 04-05-2023

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