Community school · Cambridgeshire

Coates Primary School

5–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110631URN

The Fold, Coates, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

47 applications for 30 places · 104th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 24 May 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

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.3; 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	30	47	1.6	38	1.27
Sep 2025	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2024	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2023	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2022	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2021	30	45	1.5	33	1.10
Sep 2020	22	25	1.1	17	0.77
Sep 2019	30	43	1.4	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	37	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2017	29	35	1.2	28	0.97
Sep 2016	30	47	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2015	19	25	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2014	21	26	1.2	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%157th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	47%	7%	103	104
2023/24	62%	8%	104	105
2022/23	58%	6%	104	104

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

Coates Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
New Road Primary & Nursery School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.0applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Alderman Jacobs School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Duke of Bedford Primary School
6.6 km · Peterborough

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Benwick Primary School
8.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Eye CofE Primary School
9.0 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Heritage Park Primary School
9.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Parnwell
9.8 km · Peterborough

Good2022

1.5applications per place 63%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: 110631 · 873/2065
Capacity: 210 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Fold, Coates, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2BP
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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