Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

4–11Ages
96Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110786URN

Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW · 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

1.4per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

17 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 9 June 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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)

17 applications · 12 places offered · 11 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 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.5; 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	12	17	1.4	11	0.92
Sep 2025	14	26	1.9	12	0.86
Sep 2024	15	30	2.0	14	0.93
Sep 2023	13	29	2.2	10	0.77
Sep 2022	19	32	1.7	15	0.79
Sep 2021	12	31	2.6	11	0.92
Sep 2020	14	31	2.2	13	0.93
Sep 2019	9	27	3.0	7	0.78
Sep 2018	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2017	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2016	20	39	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2015	18	40	2.2	18	1.00
Sep 2014	16	40	2.5	16	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 48% · Maths 76% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%167th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	43%	14%	107	108
2023/24	77%	15%	109	111
2022/23	86%	21%	112	111

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

Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
University of Cambridge Primary School
2.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Barton CofE VA Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Meridian Primary School
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Girton Glebe Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Newnham Croft Primary School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

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

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: 110786 · 873/3011
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 120 pupils · 96 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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