Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146357URN

Station Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, CB25 0LG · 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

3.1per place

1.3 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

46 applications for 15 places · 7th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%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 · 29 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

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

46 applications · 15 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School (URN 110794), 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	46	3.1	19	1.27
Sep 2025	7	26	3.7	7	1.00
Sep 2024	8	22	2.8	7	0.88
Sep 2023	15	29	1.9	12	0.80
Sep 2022	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2021	9	26	2.9	8	0.89
Sep 2020	12	29	2.4	12	1.00
Sep 2019	12	22	1.8	11	0.92
Sep 2018 *	17	48	2.8	17	1.00
Sep 2017 *	17	55	3.2	17	1.00
Sep 2016 *	12	39	3.3	8	0.67
Sep 2015 *	17	54	3.2	16	0.94
Sep 2014 *	15	51	3.4	10	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%3rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	94%	18%	109	110
2023/24	73%	0%	108	107
2022/23	63%	13%	108	110

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

Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.1applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Burwell Village College (Primary)
3.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bottisham Community Primary School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Exning Primary School
5.2 km · Suffolk

2026

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Paddocks Primary School
6.4 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Laureate Community Academy
6.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy
6.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
7.0 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 65%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: 146357 · 873/2081
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 119 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School (URN 110794)
Address: Station Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, CB25 0LG
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire

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