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Brington CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Church Lane, Brington PE28 5AE · brington.org · 01832 710383
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.27 mi
- 8.49 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 94
- 79% of 119 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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 5.27 mi (8.49 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 94% 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 | 17 | 18 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 21 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.27 mi8.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Brington CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 62
- 58% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (16%) with SEND