Community school · Cambridgeshire

Fen Drayton Primary School

4–11Ages
92Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110606URN

Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.6 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

30 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
7 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

30 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 4.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 3.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 3.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 3.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
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	9	30	3.3	9	1.00
Sep 2025	12	44	3.7	10	0.83
Sep 2024	15	42	2.8	14	0.93
Sep 2023	13	35	2.7	13	1.00
Sep 2022	11	35	3.2	10	0.91
Sep 2021	12	35	2.9	12	1.00
Sep 2020	10	42	4.2	10	1.00
Sep 2019	9	31	3.4	9	1.00
Sep 2018	15	45	3.0	23	1.53
Sep 2017	11	37	3.4	10	0.91
Sep 2016	14	30	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2015	8	31	3.9	6	0.75
Sep 2014	12	26	2.2	11	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 58% · Maths 79% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%117th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	11%	107	105
2023/24	33%	0%	101	101
2022/23	56%	6%	108	103

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

Fen Drayton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Swavesey Primary School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Holywell CofE Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Westfield Junior School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Hemingford Grey Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Over Primary School
4.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Primary School
5.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110606 · 873/2010
Capacity: 105 pupils · 92 on roll
Free school meals: 18.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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