Community school · Cambridgeshire

Caldecote Primary School

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110603URN

Highfields Road, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

38 applications for 22 places · 80th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

5 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 September 2011
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

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Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2025	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2024	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	29	38	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2022	23	33	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2021	11	29	2.6	11	1.00
Sep 2020	24	38	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2019	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2018	24	41	1.7	22	0.92
Sep 2017	26	43	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2016	29	38	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2015	30	48	1.6	33	1.10
Sep 2014	18	37	2.1	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 67% · Maths 88% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%99th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	6%	109	107
2023/24	88%	22%	110	109
2022/23	71%	16%	110	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Caldecote Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
2.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
2.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Jeavons Wood Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Monkfield Park Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bourn CofE Primary Academy
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Meridian Primary School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110603 · 873/2004
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Highfields Road, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7NX
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources