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Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Station Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge CB25 0LG · pri.graceschools.org.uk · 01638 741529
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 94%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.38 mi
- 3.83 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 97
- 82% of 119 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Grace Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 2.38 mi (3.83 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 74% 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 | 15 | 19 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.38 mi3.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲94% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110794)
Ofsted
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110794), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110794)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110794)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 32
- 30% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (31%) with SEND