Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Great Paxton CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
73Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110815URN

Mount Pleasant, Great Paxton, St Neots, PE19 6YJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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10 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 July 2013
Graded inspection: 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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

10 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	6	10	1.7	6	1.00
Sep 2025	15	22	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2024	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2023	8	22	2.8	8	1.00
Sep 2022	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2021	12	27	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2020	16	32	2.0	15	0.94
Sep 2019	17	36	2.1	16	0.94
Sep 2018	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2017	17	39	2.3	22	1.29
Sep 2016	17	31	1.8	20	1.18
Sep 2015	12	30	2.5	10	0.83
Sep 2014	13	30	2.3	11	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 65% · Maths 82% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%74th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

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	65%	6%	105	107
2023/24	53%	0%	102	101
2022/23	59%	0%	106	102

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

Great Paxton CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Little Paxton Primary School
2.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Offord Primary School
2.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wintringham Primary Academy
3.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
The Round House Primary Academy
3.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Priory Junior School
3.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

45%met the SATs standard
Buckden CofE Primary School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
4.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110815 · 873/3068
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 119 pupils · 73 on roll
Free school meals: 15.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mount Pleasant, Great Paxton, St Neots, PE19 6YJ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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