Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

The Galfrid School

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146515URN

Galfrid Road, Cambridge, CB5 8ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

42 applications for 28 places · 116th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%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 · 17 October 2023Ofsted'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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 0.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Abbey Meadows Primary School (URN 132127), 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	28	42	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2025	29	36	1.2	26	0.90
Sep 2024	25	30	1.2	21	0.84
Sep 2023	42	55	1.3	39	0.93
Sep 2022	30	41	1.4	24	0.80
Sep 2021	30	33	1.1	27	0.90
Sep 2020	34	44	1.3	28	0.82
Sep 2019 *	49	55	1.1	35	0.71
Sep 2018 *	44	62	1.4	30	0.68
Sep 2017 *	69	88	1.3	56	0.81
Sep 2016 *	83	82	1.0	54	0.65
Sep 2015 *	90	75	0.8	49	0.54
Sep 2014 *	81	75	0.9	50	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%182nd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	35%	0%	102	100
2023/24	64%	11%	104	105
2022/23	53%	8%	105	103

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

The Galfrid SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Marleigh Primary Academy
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Teversham CofE VA Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Fen Ditton Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Cambridge Maths School
1.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Not yet inspected
Ridgefield Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 76%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: 146515 · 873/2085
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 451 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2019
Replaced: Abbey Meadows Primary School (URN 132127)
Address: Galfrid Road, Cambridge, CB5 8ND
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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