Community school · Cambridgeshire

Meldreth Primary School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110615URN

High Street, Meldreth, Nr Royston, SG8 6LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

84 applications for 30 places · 11th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.8applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.6; 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	30	84	2.8	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2024	30	81	2.7	46	1.53
Sep 2023	30	73	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2022	29	63	2.2	26	0.90
Sep 2021	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2020	26	75	2.9	45	1.73
Sep 2019	24	68	2.8	31	1.29
Sep 2018	23	55	2.4	22	0.96
Sep 2017	25	70	2.8	27	1.08
Sep 2016	25	71	2.8	29	1.16
Sep 2015	19	51	2.7	20	1.05
Sep 2014	20	51	2.6	23	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%16th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	79%	17%	109	108
2023/24	67%	3%	108	108
2022/23	71%	3%	105	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

Meldreth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Melbourn Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Foxton Primary School
4.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Fowlmere Primary School
4.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Roman Way Academy
4.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
4.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Barrington CofE VC Primary School
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Icknield Walk First School
5.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
5.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 69%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: 110615 · 873/2029
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Street, Meldreth, Nr Royston, SG8 6LA
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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