Great Abington Primary School
Community primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
The school has a maximum number of 140 children, split over 5 classes. This means we are experienced in teaching mixed-age group classes and make the most of the opportunities this presents. Each year we are able to offer 20 places in our Reception cohort.
Our Leadership team are committed to maintaining a single age Year 6 class of 20 pupils to ensure each pupil is properly prepared for the next stage of their education journey. Feedback from our feeder Colleges, as well as independent schools, evidences how well prepared our pupils are with this personalised approach to Year 6.
Wrap Around Care is provided by a school run breakfast club from 7:45am and Abington Annexe provide our after-school provision until 5:30pm.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cricket
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Orchestra
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 110611
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Carter | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gary Buttercase | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · until 2029 | |
| Stuart Haynes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Susan Blakeley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Will Earl | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Robert Aiano | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adrian Granger Brown | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel Clay | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Alan Cooke | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Davies | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Neil Larkin Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Jessica Robinson Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sally Phipps Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record