Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110801URN

High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

23 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 28 June 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

23 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; 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	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2025	22	45	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2024	13	33	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2023	26	48	1.9	25	0.96
Sep 2022	21	38	1.8	18	0.86
Sep 2021	27	55	2.0	18	0.67
Sep 2020	29	52	1.8	24	0.83
Sep 2019	13	33	2.5	5	0.38
Sep 2018	28	52	1.9	22	0.79
Sep 2017	28	58	2.1	26	0.93
Sep 2016	29	47	1.6	14	0.48
Sep 2015	29	49	1.7	17	0.59
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 52% · Maths 67% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%146th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	52%	5%	104	104
2023/24	48%	0%	107	102
2022/23	63%	7%	107	106

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

Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
0.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Colville Primary School
0.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Spinney Primary School
0.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Teversham CofE VA Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Queen Edith Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110801 · 873/3050
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 180 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 23.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9HH
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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