Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Upwood Primary Academy

5–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146050URN

Ramsey Road, Upwood, Huntingdon, PE26 2QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.8 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

63 applications for 25 places · 17th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 · 2 November 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

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

63 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Upwood Primary School (URN 110693), 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	25	63	2.5	25	1.00
Sep 2025	26	56	2.2	21	0.81
Sep 2024	22	51	2.3	22	1.00
Sep 2023	29	84	2.9	30	1.03
Sep 2022	23	59	2.6	22	0.96
Sep 2021	24	51	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2020	29	69	2.4	31	1.07
Sep 2019	19	57	3.0	19	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	70	2.3	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	25	57	2.3	25	1.00
Sep 2016 *	23	52	2.3	23	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	73	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	22	56	2.6	21	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 65% · Maths 58% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%160th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

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	45%	0%	103	102
2023/24	38%	0%	100	101
2022/23	46%	0%	103	102

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

Upwood Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Bury CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Ramsey Spinning Infant School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place
Ramsey Junior School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

53%met the SATs standard
Warboys Primary Academy
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The Ashbeach Primary School
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good · improving2024

3.4applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Holme CofE Primary School
9.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ermine Street Church Academy
9.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146050 · 873/2226
Trust: Thomas Deacon Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: Upwood Primary School (URN 110693)
Address: Ramsey Road, Upwood, Huntingdon, PE26 2QA
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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