Melbourn Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Royston, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
2.00 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 19 April 2022
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2022 (miles)
Melbourn Primary School is a primary school in Royston, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2022 entry.
Melbourn 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 2022 | 2.00 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 3.116 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 7.906 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2022, the last child offered a place lived 2.00 miles away, nearer than in 2020 and 2018; the 2022 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some of the 3 years with a published figure.
- For Reception 2026, there were 43 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% 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
- Mortlock Street, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6DB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted warmly by staff on arrival.”
- “This sets a positive tone for the day ahead.”
- “Leaders have worked hard to ensure that pupils feel welcome and pupils now attend regularly.”
To improve
- “A few pupils need extra support to be ready to make the most of the learning opportunities available.”
- “However, progress through the curriculum has not been as consistent for some pupils who are disadvantaged.”
- “Over time, however, disadvantaged pupils have not achieved as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (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) | 62% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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.
- Meldreth Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fowlmere Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Foxton Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- Bassingbourn Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School 3.7 mi Standards maintained
- Thriplow CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harston and Newton Primary School 4.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published