Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Farcet CofE (C) Primary School

5–11Ages
82Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145302URN

St. Marys Street, Farcet, Peterborough, PE7 3AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

18 applications for 15 places · 156th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 · 9 June 2022Ofsted'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

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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 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 15 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Farcet CofE (C) Primary School (URN 110811), 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	18	1.2	12	0.80
Sep 2025	12	17	1.4	11	0.92
Sep 2024	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2023	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2022	20	23	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2021	13	22	1.7	11	0.85
Sep 2020	16	23	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2019	19	24	1.3	20	1.05
Sep 2018	18	24	1.3	13	0.72
Sep 2017 *	16	19	1.2	16	1.00
Sep 2016 *	14	20	1.4	10	0.71
Sep 2015 *	19	20	1.1	17	0.89
Sep 2014 *	19	32	1.7	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 63% · Maths 50% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%177th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	38%	0%	102	99
2023/24	35%	0%	99	98
2022/23	45%	0%	105	99

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

Farcet CofE (C) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Oakdale Primary School
1.2 km · Peterborough

2026

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Saint Michael CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hampton Lakes Primary School
1.6 km · Peterborough

Good2024

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Southfields Primary School
1.6 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Heritage Park Primary School
2.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School
2.2 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Old Fletton Primary School
2.8 km · Peterborough

2026

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145302 · 873/2055
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 82 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2018
Replaced: Farcet CofE (C) Primary School (URN 110811)
Address: St. Marys Street, Farcet, Peterborough, PE7 3AR
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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