School Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5BH
10 reasons to choose Fulbourn Primary School
Top line
Fulbourn 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
Fulbourn 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. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Fulbourn Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Fulbourn Primary School ranks in the top 31% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 35% of schools.
The Fulbourn Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. 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, Forest school to Year 4 and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Fulbourn Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Fulbourn Primary School
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.
Find another school near Fulbourn Primary School
Landmark International School, Infants & Juniors (0.3 miles); Waldorf Cambridge Lower School (0.9 miles); Cambridge International School (2.5 miles).
The Spinney Primary School (2.8 miles); St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge (4.7 miles); Newnham Croft Primary School (5.4 miles).
Landmark International School (0.3 miles); The Perse School, Upper School (3.7 miles).
St Bede’s Inter-Church School (3 miles); Hills Road Sixth Form College (3.7 miles); Parkside Community College (4.9 miles).