Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Pathfinder CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
471Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147434URN

Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 3DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

74 applications for 38 places · 52nd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2017

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 38 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 5.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as The Pathfinder Church of England Primary School (URN 135740), 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	38	74	2.0	34	0.89
Sep 2025	46	80	1.7	44	0.96
Sep 2024	43	86	2.0	41	0.95
Sep 2023	60	94	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2022	60	107	1.8	70	1.17
Sep 2021 *	40	83	2.1	38	0.95
Sep 2020 *	30	76	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2019 *	22	59	2.7	20	0.91
Sep 2018 *	6	32	5.3	5	0.83
Sep 2017 *	0	19		0

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%74th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	9%	105	107
2023/24	68%	5%	106	106
2022/23	47%	2%	106	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

Pathfinder CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hatton Park Primary School
0.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Willingham Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Oakington CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Over Primary School
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Swavesey Primary School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bar Hill Community Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cottenham Primary School
4.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
5.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147434 · 873/3302
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 600 pupils · 471 on roll
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: The Pathfinder Church of England Primary School (URN 135740)
Address: Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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