Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Thriplow CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
105Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145246URN

School Lane, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

31 applications for 15 places · 40th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2022

Inspection history

28 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Thriplow CofE VA Primary School, URN 110835

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

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

31 applications · 15 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Thriplow CofE VA Primary School (URN 110835), 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	15	31	2.1	12	0.80
Sep 2025	15	34	2.3	17	1.13
Sep 2024	14	35	2.5	12	0.86
Sep 2023	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2022	9	33	3.7	9	1.00
Sep 2021	19	40	2.1	17	0.89
Sep 2020	21	46	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2019	20	41	2.1	19	0.95
Sep 2018	19	36	1.9	16	0.84
Sep 2017 *	19	46	2.4	19	1.00
Sep 2016 *	25	45	1.8	28	1.12
Sep 2015 *	19	42	2.2	16	0.84
Sep 2014 *	20	44	2.2	21	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%26th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	75%	0%	110	108
2023/24	71%	21%	109	108
2022/23	78%	13%	107	106

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

Thriplow CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Fowlmere Primary School
2.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Foxton Primary School
3.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School
3.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Harston and Newton Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Hauxton Primary School
5.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School
5.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Bellbird Primary School
5.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145246 · 873/3326
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 105 on roll
Free school meals: 11.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Thriplow CofE VA Primary School (URN 110835)
Address: School Lane, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RH
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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