Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School

4–11Ages
64Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110787URN

Park Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

17 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 21 March 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

17 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.8; 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	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2025	12	20	1.7	11	0.92
Sep 2024	8	15	1.9	8	1.00
Sep 2023	7	10	1.4	7	1.00
Sep 2022	12	15	1.3	11	0.92
Sep 2021	4	10	2.5	4	1.00
Sep 2020	12	14	1.2	12	1.00
Sep 2019	5	11	2.2	5	1.00
Sep 2018	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2017	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2016	9	26	2.9	9	1.00
Sep 2015	8	17	2.1	7	0.88
Sep 2014	8	22	2.8	6	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%49th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	70%	10%	112	107
2023/24	50%	0%	108	104
2022/23	36%	9%	107	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

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bar Hill Community Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
2.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Oakington CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Girton Glebe Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Caldecote Primary School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hatton Park Primary School
5.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
University of Cambridge Primary School
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110787 · 873/3012
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 70 pupils · 64 on roll
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Park Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DA
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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