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Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Almond Road, St Neots PE19 1DZ · priorypark.org.uk · 01480 398010
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Last distance offered
- 1.37 mi
- 2.21 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 170
- 94% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 1.37 mi (2.21 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 62 | 62 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.37 mi2.21 km | |
Ofsted
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 47
- 20% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied