Community school · Cambridgeshire

Little Paxton Primary School

4–11Ages
292Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110733URN

Gordon Road, Little Paxton, Little Paxton Primary School, St. Neots, PE19 6NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

48 applications for 35 places · 129th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

28%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 · 27 February 2024Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 35 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.2; 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	35	48	1.4	33	0.94
Sep 2025	34	52	1.5	34	1.00
Sep 2024	41	64	1.6	40	0.98
Sep 2023	33	59	1.8	32	0.97
Sep 2022	35	53	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2021	41	65	1.6	41	1.00
Sep 2020	55	105	1.9	55	1.00
Sep 2019	53	98	1.9	41	0.77
Sep 2018	46	86	1.9	42	0.91
Sep 2017	48	97	2.0	56	1.17
Sep 2016	45	97	2.2	46	1.02
Sep 2015	41	80	2.0	49	1.20
Sep 2014	34	76	2.2	48	1.41

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 28% · Maths 66% → all three 28% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard28%189th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard28%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	28%	0%	105	103
2023/24	42%	9%	104	102
2022/23	63%	6%	105	103

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

Little Paxton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Priory Junior School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

45%met the SATs standard
The Round House Primary Academy
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wintringham Primary Academy
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Crosshall Infant School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place
Crosshall Junior School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

75%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
2.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place
Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110733 · 873/2293
Capacity: 405 pupils · 292 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gordon Road, Little Paxton, Little Paxton Primary School, St. Neots, PE19 6NG
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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