Meldreth Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.642 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Meldreth Primary School is a primary school in Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Meldreth 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 2026 | 2.642 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.378 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.065 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.135 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 16.937 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.275 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.604 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 3.273 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.642 miles away, the 20th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 37 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
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
- High Street, Meldreth, Nr Royston, SG8 6LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning the ambitious curriculum at Meldreth.”
- “They behave exceptionally well.”
- “Pupils thrive on the high levels of autonomy and responsibility with which they are trusted.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, some teachers lack the depth of subject knowledge needed to deliver well enough what the school wants pupils to learn.”
- “This means that some pupils sometimes do not embed or deepen their understanding as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 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) | 79% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Melbourn Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Foxton Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Fowlmere Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bassingbourn Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thriplow CofE Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haslingfield Endowed Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published