Community school · Cambridgeshire

Meridian Primary School

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110626URN

Harbour Avenue, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

1.5per place

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

35 applications for 23 places · 112th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

Inspection history

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
4 July 2023
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

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	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2025	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2024	25	50	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2023	24	46	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2022	24	34	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2021	11	24	2.2	9	0.82
Sep 2020	25	38	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2019	22	40	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2018	27	44	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2017	12	29	2.4	12	1.00
Sep 2016	31	60	1.9	30	0.97
Sep 2015	28	57	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2014	29	42	1.5	28	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 61% · Maths 77% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%117th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	6%	106	105
2023/24	67%	3%	108	105
2022/23	64%	14%	109	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

Meridian Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Barton CofE VA Primary School
2.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Caldecote Primary School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
University of Cambridge Primary School
5.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School
5.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Trumpington Meadows Primary School
6.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 63%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: 110626 · 873/2059
Capacity: 285 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Harbour Avenue, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DD
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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