Bassingbourn Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Royston, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
2.654 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2020 (miles)
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.
Bassingbourn Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2020 | 2.654 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.056 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2020 lived 2.654 miles away, the 4th longest of the 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2020 last distance.
- The 2020 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brook Road, Bassingbourn, Bassingbourn Cp School, Brook Road, Royston, SG8 5NP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- 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.
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