Community school · Cambridgeshire

Willingham Primary School

4–11Ages
364Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110622URN

Thodays Close, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

62 applications for 48 places · 144th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 January 2018
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 48 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.3; 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	48	62	1.3	48	1.00
Sep 2025	61	77	1.3	56	0.92
Sep 2024	42	63	1.5	41	0.98
Sep 2023	42	64	1.5	41	0.98
Sep 2022	52	67	1.3	46	0.88
Sep 2021	45	65	1.4	44	0.98
Sep 2020	47	60	1.3	44	0.94
Sep 2019	43	55	1.3	43	1.00
Sep 2018	39	48	1.2	38	0.97
Sep 2017	40	48	1.2	39	0.98
Sep 2016	59	77	1.3	58	0.98
Sep 2015	59	73	1.2	56	0.95
Sep 2014	52	65	1.3	46	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 62% · Maths 70% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%148th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	51%	3%	105	104
2023/24	42%	2%	106	101
2022/23	44%	0%	104	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

Willingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Pathfinder CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Over Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Hatton Park Primary School
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Swavesey Primary School
4.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cottenham Primary School
5.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Earith Primary School
5.2 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Oakington CofE Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110622 · 873/2054
Capacity: 420 pupils · 364 on roll
Free school meals: 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Thodays Close, Willingham, Cambridge, CB24 5LE
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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