Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Burrowmoor Primary Academy

2–11Ages
326Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150374URN

Burrowmoor Road, March, PE15 9RP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

82 applications for 53 places · 108th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education				Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes				Inadequate
Personal development				Inadequate
Leadership and management				Inadequate
Early years provision				Inadequate

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 53 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Burrowmoor Primary School (URN 139843), 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	53	82	1.6	46	0.87
Sep 2025	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2024	33	46	1.4	33	1.00
Sep 2023 *	25	49	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2022 *	27	51	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2021 *	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2020 *	25	61	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2019 *	49	81	1.7	40	0.82
Sep 2018 *	39	81	2.1	35	0.90
Sep 2017 *	47	84	1.8	45	0.96
Sep 2016 *	44	103	2.3	42	0.95
Sep 2015 *	53	106	2.0	46	0.87
Sep 2014 *	49	96	2.0	43	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 59% · Maths 43% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%185th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	32%	0%	100	98
2023/24
2022/23

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

Burrowmoor Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Cavalry Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
All Saints Interchurch Academy
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy
4.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Lionel Walden Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
7.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Townley Primary School
7.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Manea Community Primary School
9.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150374 · 873/2101
Trust: The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 326 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: Burrowmoor Primary School (URN 139843)
Address: Burrowmoor Road, March, PE15 9RP
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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