Community school · Cambridgeshire

Lionel Walden Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110632URN

High Street, Doddington, March, PE15 0TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

56 applications for 30 places · 62nd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 October 2017
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.8; 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	30	56	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2025	26	36	1.4	25	0.96
Sep 2024	27	45	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	36	1.20
Sep 2022	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2019	29	71	2.5	38	1.31
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	57	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	71	2.4	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	34	1.13
Sep 2014	34	60	1.8	36	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 84% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%55th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	69%	6%	105	105
2023/24	72%	3%	106	107
2022/23	85%	12%	110	109

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

Lionel Walden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Glebelands Primary Academy
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Kingsfield Primary School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Cavalry Primary School
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Burrowmoor Primary Academy
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Benwick Primary School
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
6.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
All Saints Interchurch Academy
7.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110632 · 873/2066
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 13.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Street, Doddington, March, PE15 0TF
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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