Chesterton Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Chesterton Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Green End Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1RW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils live by the school’s core values: ‘Ready; Respectful; Resilient and Safe’.”
- “They understand how these values help them to make positive choices in school and in their day-to-day lives.”
- “Pupils respect each other’s differences.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, teachers lack the necessary knowledge to teach the curriculum effectively.”
- “Consequently, some pupils find it difficult to remember key knowledge and vocabulary.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not perform as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 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) | 42% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2025, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Shirley Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Milton Road Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kings Hedges Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Galfrid School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Arbury Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fen Ditton Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published