Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Barrington CofE VC Primary School

4–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110781URN

Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambridge, CB22 7RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

49 applications for 28 places · 75th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 23 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
28 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	28	49	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2025	27	46	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2024	29	42	1.5	26	0.90
Sep 2023	19	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2022	24	45	1.9	22	0.92
Sep 2021	24	33	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2020	20	29	1.5	15	0.75
Sep 2019	20	32	1.6	16	0.80
Sep 2018	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2017	18	30	1.7	16	0.89
Sep 2016	17	27	1.6	15	0.88
Sep 2015	15	22	1.5	12	0.80
Sep 2014	13	25	1.9	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 60% · Maths 53% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%174th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	40%	7%	106	101
2023/24	45%	0%	105	104
2022/23	44%	6%	105	104

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

Barrington CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School
2.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Foxton Primary School
2.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Harston and Newton Primary School
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Meldreth Primary School
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Fowlmere Primary School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Hauxton Primary School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thriplow CofE Primary School
5.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110781 · 873/3001
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 200 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambridge, CB22 7RG
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources