Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School

3–11Ages
125Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110784URN

Church Lane, Castle Camps, Cambridge, CB21 4TH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

1.4per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

27 applications for 19 places · 125th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

27 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.9; 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	19	27	1.4	18	0.95
Sep 2025	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2024	7	19	2.7	7	1.00
Sep 2023	15	26	1.7	16	1.07
Sep 2022	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2021	15	29	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2020	18	37	2.1	19	1.06
Sep 2019	19	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2018	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2017	19	31	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2016	19	45	2.4	23	1.21
Sep 2015	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2014	9	17	1.9	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%83rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	63%	0%	107	105
2023/24	65%	0%	106	104
2022/23	53%	5%	104	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

Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Clements Primary Academy
3.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Burton End Primary Academy
3.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
3.7 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Place Farm Primary Academy
4.3 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ashdon Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
New Cangle Community Primary School
4.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
5.3 km · Essex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary Academy
5.5 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.4applications per place 55%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110784 · 873/3008
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 125 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Lane, Castle Camps, Cambridge, CB21 4TH
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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