Lionel Walden Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · March, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.541 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Lionel Walden Primary School is a primary school in March, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Lionel Walden 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 | 1.541 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.19 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 4.543 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 3.814 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 19.957 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.791 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.298 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 1.541 miles, the 30th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2023 and further than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% 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, Doddington, March, PE15 0TF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Lionel Walden is a very welcoming school.”
- “There are warm and respectful relationships between everyone.”
- “Pupils understand why the school values of ‘safe, ready, respectful’ are important.”
To improve
- “A minority of foundation subjects are not as precisely planned as most.”
- “It is not always clear what pupils will learn and when.”
- “This affects the quality of pupils’ work and level of knowledge in these areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (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) | 69% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Glebelands Primary Academy 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kingsfield Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cavalry Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Benwick Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Westwood Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Interchurch Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published