Voluntary aided school · Cambridgeshire

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110831URN

Church Street, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

63 applications for 30 places · 37th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

63 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2025	24	46	1.9	23	0.96
Sep 2024	29	65	2.2	38	1.31
Sep 2023	30	72	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	39	1.30
Sep 2021	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2020	29	66	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2019	29	75	2.6	39	1.34
Sep 2018	29	84	2.9	38	1.31
Sep 2017	29	82	2.8	44	1.52
Sep 2016	30	75	2.5	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	76	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 86% · Maths 79% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%39th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	14%	108	104
2023/24	52%	4%	105	104
2022/23	70%	11%	110	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

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Stapleford Community Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hauxton Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Trumpington Park Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Trumpington Meadows Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Harston and Newton Primary School
3.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Fawcett Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Bellbird Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Long Road Sixth Form College
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected

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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110831 · 873/3310
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Street, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EL
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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