Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Oakington CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
98Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147110URN

Water Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

23 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 26 September 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

23 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 4.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 4.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 4.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Oakington CofE VA Primary School (URN 110833), 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	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2025	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2024	14	24	1.7	14	1.00
Sep 2023	12	22	1.8	11	0.92
Sep 2022	7	15	2.1	7	1.00
Sep 2021	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2020	13	28	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2019 *	14	22	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2018 *	24	57	2.4	23	0.96
Sep 2017 *	16	65	4.1	15	0.94
Sep 2016 *	25	64	2.6	23	0.92
Sep 2015 *	20	82	4.1	25	1.25
Sep 2014 *	20	89	4.5	25	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 76% · Maths 77% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%39th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	72%	16%	107	104
2023/24	50%	0%	106	104
2022/23	81%	19%	108	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

Oakington CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Girton Glebe Primary School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Hatton Park Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Pathfinder CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bar Hill Community Primary School
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%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: 147110 · 873/2096
Trust: Grace Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 149 pupils · 98 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Oakington CofE VA Primary School (URN 110833)
Address: Water Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AL
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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