Community school · Cambridgeshire

Great Abington Primary School

4–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110611URN

High Street, Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

33 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
14 December 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

33 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

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

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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	14	33	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2025	20	46	2.3	21	1.05
Sep 2024	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2023	18	42	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2022	20	48	2.4	22	1.10
Sep 2021	20	46	2.3	24	1.20
Sep 2020	20	47	2.4	24	1.20
Sep 2019	18	50	2.8	17	0.94
Sep 2018	17	56	3.3	16	0.94
Sep 2017	20	42	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2016	20	55	2.8	24	1.20
Sep 2015	20	47	2.4	20	1.00
Sep 2014	17	47	2.8	14	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 55% · Maths 60% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%160th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	45%	10%	102	104
2023/24	84%	11%	107	106
2022/23	76%	24%	107	106

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

Great Abington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Linton CofE Infant School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place
Linton Heights Junior School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

71%met the SATs standard
The Icknield Primary School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
The Bellbird Primary School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Meadow Primary School
5.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110611 · 873/2016
Capacity: 140 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AE
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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