Gamlingay Village Primary
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sandy, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
2.228 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2021
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2021 (miles)
Gamlingay Village Primary is a primary school in Sandy, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2021 entry.
Gamlingay Village Primary 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 2021 | 2.228 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 5.705 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2021, the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.228 miles away, the 5th longest of 11 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.51 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 15 of the 54 applications (28%) came from families living outside Cambridgeshire, and 9 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 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
- Station Road, Sandy, SG19 3HD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 387 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from trusted adults who listen and look out for them.”
- “The adults keep the pupils happy and safe.”
- “They also support them to resolve any friendship issues or wider worries.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils have gaps in their mathematical knowledge.”
- “This limits how well some pupils achieve in mathematics.”
- “However, reading is further forward than mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2024 (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) | 45% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 39 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.
- Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Newton Community Primary School 5.0 mi Good
- Middlefield Primary Academy 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy 5.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Winhills Primary Academy 5.6 mi School remains Good
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots 5.8 mi Standards maintained
- Wintringham Primary Academy 5.9 mi Good Last distance published