Voluntary aided school · Cambridgeshire

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110840URN

2 Vinery Way, Cambridge, CB1 3DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

63 applications for 29 places · 31st of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

26%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 24 February 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
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

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
18 November 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

63 applications · 29 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.1; 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	29	63	2.2	26	0.90
Sep 2025	24	53	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2024	27	57	2.1	22	0.81
Sep 2023	36	61	1.7	21	0.58
Sep 2022	32	53	1.7	27	0.84
Sep 2021	25	53	2.1	19	0.76
Sep 2020	40	62	1.6	34	0.85
Sep 2019	45	84	1.9	37	0.82
Sep 2018	45	93	2.1	46	1.02
Sep 2017	45	83	1.8	37	0.82
Sep 2016	43	118	2.7	53	1.23
Sep 2015	44	108	2.5	51	1.16
Sep 2014	45	94	2.1	45	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 34% · Maths 71% → all three 26% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard26%192nd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard34%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	26%	0%	107	105
2023/24	60%	5%	108	105
2022/23	63%	10%	104	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

St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Cambridge Maths School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected
The Galfrid School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
The Spinney Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Morley Memorial Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hills Road Sixth Form College
1.9 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: 110840 · 873/3358
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 2 Vinery Way, Cambridge, CB1 3DR
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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