Ermine Street Church Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.55 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Ermine Street Church Academy is a primary school in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Ermine Street Church Academy 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 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.542 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.424 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.435 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.531 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 5.536 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.36 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 5.089 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 5.214 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.55 miles from the school, the 8th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2018, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 50 first-choice applications for 43 offers; all 43 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest 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 Swynford Road, Alconbury Weald, PE28 4XG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 338 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils have positive relationships with staff.”
- “They say they feel safe in all areas of the school.”
- “They cooperate well with one another in lessons and around school.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not clearly explained the system to parents.”
- “Consequently, some parents of pupils with SEND do not think their child is getting the help they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 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) | 84% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 43 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.
- Alconbury CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Cromwell Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stukeley Meadows Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Huntingdon Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi Not judged
- Brampton Village Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published