Voluntary aided school · Cambridgeshire

St Pauls CofE VA Primary School

4–11Ages
152Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110839URN

Coronation Street, Cambridge, CB2 1HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.5 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

42 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
13 May 2021
Graded inspection: 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

42 applications · 13 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 3.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 13 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	13	42	3.2	6	0.46
Sep 2025	21	48	2.3	16	0.76
Sep 2024	16	60	3.8	12	0.75
Sep 2023	22	66	3.0	12	0.55
Sep 2022	21	55	2.6	17	0.81
Sep 2021	12	39	3.3	8	0.67
Sep 2020	20	38	1.9	12	0.60
Sep 2019	17	41	2.4	9	0.53
Sep 2018	30	58	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2017	30	64	2.1	18	0.60
Sep 2016	30	94	3.1	26	0.87
Sep 2015	30	92	3.1	26	0.87
Sep 2014	29	94	3.2	22	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 45% · Maths 62% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%177th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	38%	3%	106	103
2023/24	65%	13%	108	106
2022/23	50%	0%	106	105

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

St Pauls CofE VA Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cambridge Maths School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected
St Matthew's Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Newnham Croft Primary School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hills Road Sixth Form College
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected
Park Street CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Morley Memorial Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110839 · 873/3356
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 152 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Coronation Street, Cambridge, CB2 1HJ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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