Free schools · Cambridgeshire

University of Cambridge Primary School

4–11Ages
660Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141500URN

Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJun 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

167 applications for 89 places · 60th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJun 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
20 June 2018
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

167 applications · 89 places offered · 94 named it first

2026 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 12 of 12 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	89	167	1.9	94	1.06
Sep 2025	90	230	2.6	133	1.48
Sep 2024	90	176	2.0	105	1.17
Sep 2023	88	207	2.4	127	1.44
Sep 2022	88	190	2.2	115	1.31
Sep 2021	88	212	2.4	128	1.45
Sep 2020	89	263	3.0	147	1.65
Sep 2019	88	255	2.9	134	1.52
Sep 2018	89	232	2.6	104	1.17
Sep 2017	89	205	2.3	98	1.10
Sep 2016	90	239	2.7	118	1.31
Sep 2015	57	138	2.4	66	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 88% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%44th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	71%	12%	107	109
2023/24	74%	6%	109	108
2022/23	68%	13%	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

University of Cambridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
1.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Park Street CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Arbury Primary School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Milton Road Primary School
2.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
2.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141500 · 873/2034
Trust: Uts Cambridge
Capacity: 669 pupils · 660 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Eddington Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0QZ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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