Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
4.629 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 entry.
Guilden Morden CofE Primary 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 2020 | 4.629 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2020 the last Reception place went to a child living 4.629 miles away, the 2nd longest of 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2020 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 9 first-choice applications for 10 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Families living outside Cambridgeshire made 4 of the 16 Reception 2026 applications (25%), and 2 offers went to them.
- With 67 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 17.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21 across 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
- Pound Green, Guilden Morden, Nr Royston, SG8 0JZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 67 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Guilden Morden is a small, welcoming school with a family atmosphere, where pupils are well cared for and kept safe.”
- “From the very start in the pre-school, pupils follow clear routines which help them to feel secure and able to thrive.”
- “Pupils are typically very polite and respectful towards each other and staff.”
To improve
- “However, the less considerate behaviour of a very small minority of pupils occasionally makes school less enjoyable for a few pupils.”
- “Despite this positive picture, a few pupils complain of unacceptable behaviour, such as name-calling.”
- “They feel that, while the school deals with any concerns raised, the issues still recur.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 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.
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bassingbourn Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gamlingay Village Primary 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School 6.2 mi Standards maintained
- Meldreth Primary School 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Melbourn Primary School 6.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School 7.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy 8.1 mi Good Last distance published