Community school · Cambridgeshire

Pendragon Community Primary School

4–11Ages
290Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110617URN

Varrier-Jones Drive, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3XQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

56 applications for 47 places · 158th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 5 July 2022Ofsted'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

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 47 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 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	47	56	1.2	47	1.00
Sep 2025	35	49	1.4	34	0.97
Sep 2024	28	34	1.2	28	1.00
Sep 2023	32	36	1.1	32	1.00
Sep 2022	36	41	1.1	36	1.00
Sep 2021	42	48	1.1	42	1.00
Sep 2020	57	65	1.1	54	0.95
Sep 2019	57	66	1.2	57	1.00
Sep 2018	54	62	1.2	52	0.96
Sep 2017	54	62	1.2	51	0.94
Sep 2016	60	68	1.1	63	1.05
Sep 2015	59	66	1.1	59	1.00
Sep 2014	59	69	1.2	60	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%132nd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	6%	105	104
2023/24	54%	6%	105	104
2022/23	51%	3%	106	102

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

Pendragon Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Newton Community Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Monkfield Park Primary School
5.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Jeavons Wood Primary School
5.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
6.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School
6.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Great Paxton CofE Primary School
7.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Offord Primary School
7.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%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: 110617 · 873/2033
Capacity: 420 pupils · 290 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Varrier-Jones Drive, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3XQ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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