Trumpington Meadows Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.315 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Trumpington Meadows Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Trumpington Meadows 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 | 0.315 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.239 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 5.136 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.208 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.578 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.315 miles away, 3rd shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 24 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 40.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire is 17.6%.
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
- Kestrel Rise, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9AY
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being at Trumpington Meadows.”
- “Younger pupils have lots of interesting activities to explore.”
- “Older pupils find lessons engaging and informative.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils miss out on important learning because they are absent frequently.”
- “A very small number of pupils struggle to manage their behaviour.”
- “This sometimes causes concern for other pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 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) | 63% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 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.
- Trumpington Park Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Fawcett Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hauxton Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Newnham Croft Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Morley Memorial Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published