Cambridge Road, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0PN
10 reasons to choose Girton Glebe Primary School
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Girton Glebe Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cambridge and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Girton Glebe Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 5 members of Eastern Learning Alliance. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Girton Glebe Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Girton Glebe Primary School ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 27% of schools.
The Girton Glebe 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 residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Girton Glebe Primary School
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 Girton Glebe Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. 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 Girton Glebe Primary School
St John’s College School, Cambridge (2.7 miles); King’s College School, Cambridge (3 miles); Stephen Perse Junior School Fitzwilliam Building (4 miles).
Oakington Church of England Primary School (2 miles); Histon and Impington Brook Primary School (2.4 miles); Coton Church of England Primary School (3.5 miles).
The Leys School (3.8 miles); The Stephen Perse Foundation (4 miles); Mander Portman Woodward, Cambridge (4 miles).
Impington Village College (2.6 miles); Chesterton Community College (2.6 miles); Parkside Community College (3.6 miles).