Bury CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.074 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Bury CofE Primary School is a primary school in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bury CofE 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 | 3.074 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.927 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.069 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.021 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 3.074 miles away, the 17th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance, and further out than in 2025 and 2018.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, PE26 2NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning within the school’s positive, ‘can-do’ ethos.”
- “They routinely show the school’s expectation that they are focused fully in lessons and ‘SHINE’.”
- “Starting in the early years, children understand that learning is important.”
To improve
- “At times, however, staff do not ensure that learning activities are carefully adapted to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 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) | 81% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Ramsey Spinning Infant School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Ramsey Junior School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Upwood Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Warboys Primary Academy 2.5 mi Requires improvement
- The Ashbeach Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Benwick Primary School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Somersham Primary School 5.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published