Fawcett Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Cambridge, United Kingdom with 356 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 24 March 2026: expected standard in 5 areas, needs attention in 1; safeguarding met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Receptionist/Administrator (closes 30 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Jemma Calverley, Executive Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
356 pupils · 53% girls · 27.0% eligible for free school meals · 41.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
77 (21.6%) on SEN support · 5 (1.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
37 hours per week Monday to Friday Local Government Pay Scale 3 pts 5 - 6 (£26,427 - £26,847 fte) pro rata, Local Government Pension Scheme The Trumpington Federation is looking…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
62%
6%
2023/24
55%
7%
2022/23
64%
5%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (24 March 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
24 March 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 5 areas, needs attention in 1; safeguarding met
30 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
20.2
17.6
–
0
£44,396
2024/25
19.6
20.3
17%
0
£40,536
2023/24
21.6
19.6
21%
0
£40,950
2022/23
20.3
19.8
12%
0
£38,147
2021/22
19.9
20.7
31%
0
£38,886
2020/21
20.2
20.9
20%
0
£37,341
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
19.2
22.1
26%
0
£36,317
2018/19
25.0
16.8
33%
0
£36,219
2017/18
21.3
19.2
25%
0
£33,357
2016/17
25.7
13.0
35%
0
£31,043
2015/16
24.3
11.7
14%
0
£30,652
2014/15
21.1
12.8
20%
0
£31,854
2013/14
18.6
11.9
21%
1
£34,106
2012/13
16.4
14.1
19%
0
£32,779
2011/12
14.4
16.3
28%
0
£32,692
2010/11
11.3
19.6
32%
0
£33,980
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.7%
1.3%
13.0%
2.2%
2024/25
5.0%
0.9%
10.0%
0.9%
2023/24
6.0%
1.4%
17.1%
0.3%
2022/23
6.3%
1.5%
18.4%
0.3%
2021/22
5.7%
1.1%
18.8%
0.6%
2020/21
2.3%
0.5%
6.1%
1.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.2%
0.9%
10.4%
0.8%
2017/18
4.5%
1.0%
10.8%
0.6%
2016/17
4.4%
0.4%
11.4%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.