Community school · Cambridgeshire

Colville Primary School

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110665URN

Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 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

2.0per place

0.2 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

40 applications for 20 places · 44th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 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		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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

40 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 0.9; 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	20	40	2.0	18	0.90
Sep 2025	19	47	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2024	21	51	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2023	24	55	2.3	21	0.88
Sep 2022	20	56	2.8	19	0.95
Sep 2021	30	63	2.1	25	0.83
Sep 2020	30	68	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2019	28	63	2.3	21	0.75
Sep 2018	22	49	2.2	18	0.82
Sep 2017	30	55	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	41	1.4	18	0.60
Sep 2015	30	40	1.3	22	0.73
Sep 2014	50	44	0.9	21	0.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%94th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	62%	14%	103	104
2023/24	55%	7%	105	104
2022/23	45%	10%	102	100

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

Colville Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
0.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Spinney Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Queen Edith Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Morley Memorial Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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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: 110665 · 873/2119
Capacity: 210 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 26.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9EJ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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