Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2020

12.809 miles

Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2020

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Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 entry.

Cherry Hinton 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 2020	12.809 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 2020 was 12.809 miles, the longest of 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2020 last distance (middle figure 2.05 miles).
Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd 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: High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9HH
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Cambridgeshire
Pupils on roll: 177 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.9

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 June 2023

Strengths

“Cherry Hinton is an inclusive and harmonious community.”
“Pupils understand and live out the school’s values, ‘agape love, courage and thankfulness’.”
“They show this through their kind acts and how they care for each other.”

To improve

“In a few subjects, some of the key knowledge is not broken into sufficiently small steps, and, as such, teaching is not as effective.”
“This means that pupils do not have a secure knowledge on which to build for future learning.”
“Sometimes, teachers do not accurately identify pupils’ starting points for learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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)	52%	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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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.

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Colville Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Spinney Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Queen Emma Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Teversham CofE VA Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Ridgefield Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Queen Edith Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published