Barton CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.081 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Barton CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Barton CofE VA 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 | 4.081 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.448 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception child offered a place lived 4.081 miles from the school, the 11th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025.
- There were 15 first-choice applications for 16 offers for Reception 2026: 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (7%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% 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
- School Lane, Barton, Cambridge, CB23 7BD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 117 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this calm, inclusive school where care and curiosity go hand in hand.”
- “Staff know pupils well and greet them warmly at the start of the day.”
- “The school’s values shape daily life, helping children feel safe, seen and proud of who they are.”
To improve
- “While pupils become consistently knowledgeable in a range of subjects, pupils’ achievement in writing is varied.”
- “The school has utilised expert advice and a range of strategies to strengthen its approach to writing, but this work is at the early stages of implementation.”
- “As a result, staff are still getting to grips with teaching this aspect of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 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) | 59% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 14 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.
- Meridian Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged
- Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Trumpington Meadows Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haslingfield Endowed Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newnham Croft Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fawcett Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- University of Cambridge Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Trumpington Park Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published