Bassingbourn Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Royston, Cambridgeshire
Bassingbourn Primary School is a primary school in Royston, Cambridgeshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2020 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Brook Road, Bassingbourn, Bassingbourn Cp School, Brook Road, Royston, SG8 5NP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 326 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Bassingbourn Primary School is a safe place.”
- “They benefit from positive working relationships with caring and committed staff.”
- “Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum.”
To improve
- “Yet low expectations in the past have left others struggling.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, some pupils lose focus too easily.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2020, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Meldreth Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Melbourn Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School 4.3 mi Standards maintained
- Fowlmere Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Foxton Primary School 5.8 mi Good