Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Bury CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139844URN

Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, PE26 2NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

2.1per place

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

64 applications for 30 places · 34th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

21 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

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

64 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 3.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	64	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2025	30	62	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2024	27	67	2.5	26	0.96
Sep 2023	26	80	3.1	29	1.12
Sep 2022	26	67	2.6	25	0.96
Sep 2021	29	51	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2020	14	50	3.6	13	0.93
Sep 2019	27	58	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2018	30	62	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2017	20	57	2.9	20	1.00
Sep 2016	30	72	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	97	3.2	48	1.60
Sep 2014	30	69	2.3	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 81% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%11th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	81%	0%	109	106
2023/24	73%	10%	105	104
2022/23	73%	19%	109	107

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

Bury CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Ramsey Spinning Infant School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place
Ramsey Junior School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

53%met the SATs standard
Upwood Primary Academy
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Warboys Primary Academy
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The Ashbeach Primary School
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School
7.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good · improving2024

3.4applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Benwick Primary School
8.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Somersham Primary School
9.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139844 · 873/3367
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Bury CofE Primary School (URN 110846)
Address: Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, PE26 2NJ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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