Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2018

3.896 miles

Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2018

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Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 14 November 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 entry.

Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) 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 2018	3.896 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The Reception 2018 last distance offered was 3.896 miles, 2nd longest of 7 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2018 last distance; the middle figure was 2.74 miles.
Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers (0.9 first choices per offer, 47th lowest of 199 Cambridgeshire primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 43% was the lowest in 2024/25 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: Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Cambridgeshire
Pupils on roll: 96 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Requires improvement Inspected 14 November 2023

Strengths

“They enjoy learning and value their friendships.”
“They describe their school as ‘one big happy family’.”
“Pupils act thoughtfully, show consideration for others and support their classmates.”

To improve

“In key stage 2, pupils did not experience the same quality of curriculum in the past.”
“Leaders recognised the need to improve the quality of provision, particularly in writing, and for teachers to better identify gaps in pupils' knowledge.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 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)	43%	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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 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.

University of Cambridge Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Barton CofE VA Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
Meridian Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged
Girton Glebe Primary School 2.2 mi Good
Mayfield Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Luke's CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Requires improvement
Newnham Croft Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published