Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Cavalry Primary School

3–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143871URN

Cavalry Drive, March, PE15 9EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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97 applications for 60 places · 95th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

97 applications · 60 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Cavalry Primary School (URN 110674), 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	97	1.6	72	1.20
Sep 2025	48	97	2.0	48	1.00
Sep 2024	51	90	1.8	50	0.98
Sep 2023	55	100	1.8	63	1.15
Sep 2022	45	88	2.0	43	0.96
Sep 2021	60	102	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2020	59	119	2.0	67	1.14
Sep 2019	59	116	2.0	71	1.20
Sep 2018	59	118	2.0	65	1.10
Sep 2017	58	112	1.9	64	1.10
Sep 2016 *	60	129	2.2	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	60	117	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2014 *	47	95	2.0	46	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%137th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	0%	102	102
2023/24	54%	7%	105	105
2022/23	39%	0%	102	100

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

Cavalry Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Burrowmoor Primary Academy
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
All Saints Interchurch Academy
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy
3.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Lionel Walden Primary School
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Townley Primary School
7.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
8.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Manea Community Primary School
8.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143871 · 873/2206
Trust: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Cavalry Primary School (URN 110674)
Address: Cavalry Drive, March, PE15 9EQ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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