Community school · Cambridgeshire

Milton Road Primary School

5–11Ages
424Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133930URN

Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 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

2.6per place

0.9 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

156 applications for 59 places · 12th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 July 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
22 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

156 applications · 59 places offered · 95 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 3.9; 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	59	156	2.6	95	1.61
Sep 2025	59	191	3.2	112	1.90
Sep 2024	60	134	2.2	58	0.97
Sep 2023	57	116	2.0	64	1.12
Sep 2022	60	141	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	135	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2020	59	159	2.7	75	1.27
Sep 2019	59	143	2.4	72	1.22
Sep 2018	60	154	2.6	72	1.20
Sep 2017	60	142	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	164	2.7	59	0.98
Sep 2015	60	183	3.1	80	1.33
Sep 2014	57	223	3.9	104	1.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 75% · Maths 92% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%33rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard62%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	74%	16%	112	110
2023/24	75%	15%	108	106
2022/23	76%	22%	110	108

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

Milton Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Park Street CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kings Hedges Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133930 · 873/3386
Capacity: 420 pupils · 424 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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