Community school · Cambridgeshire

The Newton Community Primary School

4–11Ages
54Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110717URN

Caxton End, Eltisley, St Neots, PE19 6TL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

16 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 · 26 September 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

26 September 2023
Graded inspection: Good
23 November 2021
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

16 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first

2026 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.0; 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	7	16	2.3	6	0.86
Sep 2025	5	14	2.8	5	1.00
Sep 2024	8	15	1.9	7	0.88
Sep 2023	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2022	9	21	2.3	7	0.78
Sep 2021	6	18	3.0	6	1.00
Sep 2020	9	18	2.0	8	0.89
Sep 2019	11	21	1.9	10	0.91
Sep 2018	10	18	1.8	10	1.00
Sep 2017	15	30	2.0	13	0.87
Sep 2016	9	29	3.2	5	0.56
Sep 2015	12	21	1.8	11	0.92
Sep 2014	13	26	2.0	11	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 44% · Writing 44% · Maths 78% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%184th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard44%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard44%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	33%	11%	100	104
2023/24	50%	10%	104	102
2022/23	43%	7%	101	106

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

The Newton Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School
3.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Pendragon Community Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Monkfield Park Primary School
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Jeavons Wood Primary School
5.3 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bourn CofE Primary Academy
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
5.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School
5.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wintringham Primary Academy
7.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: 110717 · 873/2260
Capacity: 105 pupils · 54 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Caxton End, Eltisley, St Neots, PE19 6TL
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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