Queen Edith Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
2.369 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2020 (miles)
Queen Edith Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2020 entry.
Queen Edith 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 | 2.369 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 2.231 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2020, the last child offered a place lived 2.369 miles away, the 6th longest of 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.05 miles).
- The 2020 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2018.
- For Reception 2026, there were 48 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest 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
- Godwin Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QP
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 394 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Queen Edith Primary is a school where pupils are encouraged to achieve well and to be happy.”
- “Pupils speak with great pride when they reflect on their school.”
- “They are interested and excited by the high expectations that staff have for their learning.”
To improve
- “In a few newer curriculum areas, staff are not as well trained or confident in the delivery of the knowledge.”
- “This means some pupils do not learn as consistently well as they do in more established subject areas.”
- “On occasion, some adults are less confident in delivering the school’s phonics programme as well as leaders intend.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 57% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 48 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.
- Queen Emma Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Morley Memorial Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ridgefield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Spinney Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Colville Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published