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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 October 2017Graded 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 entry107 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2025 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2024 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2022 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2016 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2015 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
Dashed bars: as St Andrew's CofE Primary School (URN 110828), the previous school.
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 | 60 | 107 | 1.8 | 61 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 107 | 1.8 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 57 | 122 | 2.1 | 76 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2023 | 58 | 103 | 1.8 | 62 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 57 | 92 | 1.6 | 63 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2021 | 58 | 102 | 1.8 | 65 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2020 | 56 | 102 | 1.8 | 66 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2019 | 59 | 108 | 1.8 | 67 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 50 | 77 | 1.5 | 45 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 102 | 1.7 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 | 58 | 105 | 1.8 | 60 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 59 | 126 | 2.1 | 59 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 109 | 1.8 | 67 | 1.12 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 75% | 2% | 107 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 5% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 2% | 108 | 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
- St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · CambridgeshireRequires improvement20231.3applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · CambridgeshireGood20232.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · Cambridgeshire20261.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · CambridgeshireGood20241.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · Suffolk20262.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 7.3 km · Cambridgeshire20262.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 8.3 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141552 · 873/3083
- Trust
- Grace Schools
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 461 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2014
- Replaced
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School (URN 110828)
- Address
- Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AA
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources