Community school · Cambridgeshire

Burwell Village College (Primary)

4–11Ages
374Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110758URN

The Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 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

73 applications for 46 places · 101st of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 12 March 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

73 applications · 46 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.5; 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	46	73	1.6	41	0.89
Sep 2025	46	63	1.4	45	0.98
Sep 2024	41	48	1.2	38	0.93
Sep 2023	43	53	1.2	37	0.86
Sep 2022	50	57	1.1	48	0.96
Sep 2021	42	52	1.2	41	0.98
Sep 2020	48	60	1.3	46	0.96
Sep 2019	61	70	1.2	59	0.97
Sep 2018	63	76	1.2	60	0.95
Sep 2017	67	82	1.2	65	0.97
Sep 2016	60	77	1.3	55	0.92
Sep 2015	72	96	1.3	73	1.01
Sep 2014	60	87	1.5	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 84% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%69th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	9%	105	106
2023/24	63%	2%	105	104
2022/23	57%	5%	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

Burwell Village College (Primary)This school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Exning Primary School
3.2 km · Suffolk

2026

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Laureate Community Academy
4.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Paddocks Primary School
5.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
5.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Fordham CofE Primary School
6.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
6.0 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110758 · 873/2327
Capacity: 450 pupils · 374 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DU
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire

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