Community school · Cambridgeshire

Waterbeach Community Primary School

4–11Ages
521Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110621URN

High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

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

78 applications for 65 places · 156th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
23 February 2016
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 65 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 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	65	78	1.2	63	0.97
Sep 2025	78	85	1.1	76	0.97
Sep 2024	69	78	1.1	68	0.99
Sep 2023	80	94	1.2	80	1.00
Sep 2022	82	100	1.2	82	1.00
Sep 2021	84	91	1.1	84	1.00
Sep 2020	65	88	1.4	64	0.98
Sep 2019	63	91	1.4	65	1.03
Sep 2018	59	93	1.6	65	1.10
Sep 2017	59	84	1.4	65	1.10
Sep 2016	49	70	1.4	48	0.98
Sep 2015	58	81	1.4	58	1.00
Sep 2014	43	63	1.5	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 69% · Maths 60% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%121st of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	57%	6%	105	102
2023/24	56%	15%	107	103
2022/23	44%	10%	104	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

Waterbeach Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Milton Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Fen Ditton Primary School
5.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cottenham Primary School
5.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Shirley Community Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
5.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Kings Hedges Primary School
5.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
6.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
6.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110621 · 873/2048
Capacity: 630 pupils · 521 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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