St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2019
0.554 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2019
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 entry.
St Philip's CofE Aided 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 2019 | 0.554 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2019 the last child offered a place lived 0.554 miles away, 2nd shortest of 6 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2019 last distance (middle 1.49 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 26 first-choice applications for 29 offers, 0.9 per offer and the 36th lowest of 199 Cambridgeshire primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 26% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- 2 Vinery Way, Cambridge, CB1 3DR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Philip’s recognise the positive recent changes to their school.”
- “They are proud to have roles and responsibilities that help them to contribute to school life and help make the improvements they want to see.”
- “Pupils take these responsibilities seriously.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils still miss school too often.”
- “However, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and understanding.”
- “They have not previously benefited from the high expectations now in place.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 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) | 26% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.
- Ridgefield Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Galfrid School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Spinney Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morley Memorial Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published