Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

Holywell CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110817URN

Mill Way, Needingworth, St Ives, PE27 4TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

1.9per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

41 applications for 22 places · 63rd 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 · 8 October 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

41 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.7; 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	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2025	23	44	1.9	22	0.96
Sep 2024	28	69	2.5	41	1.46
Sep 2023	28	49	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2021	29	49	1.7	30	1.03
Sep 2020	26	45	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2019	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2018	27	52	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2017	27	56	2.1	26	0.96
Sep 2016	26	51	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2015	26	48	1.9	25	0.96
Sep 2014	30	51	1.7	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 67% · Maths 70% → 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 standard81%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	63%	4%	106	104
2023/24	78%	4%	109	106
2022/23	67%	0%	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

Holywell CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Westfield Junior School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Fen Drayton Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Over Primary School
3.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Thorndown Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Swavesey Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110817 · 873/3071
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mill Way, Needingworth, St Ives, PE27 4TF
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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