Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
1.708 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 19 April 2022
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2022 (miles)
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2022 entry.
Babraham CofE (VC) 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 2022 | 1.708 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 4.913 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.216 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.653 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.634 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- For Reception 2022 the last child offered a place lived 1.708 miles away, 6th shortest of 12 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2022 last distance.
- That 2022 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2021, after sharp swings between some years, the biggest from 2020 to 2021.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- High Street, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 92 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Babraham pupils’ thirst for learning is at the heart of their success.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and value its diverse community.”
- “They rise to these high expectations.”
To improve
- “This means that occasionally, learning activities are not as closely matched as they could be to pupils’ needs.”
- “Sometimes, for example, some pupils are given complex tasks before they have secured the knowledge they need to complete them.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn as much as they can.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- The Icknield Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Abington Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Bellbird Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- William Westley Church of England VC Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stapleford Community Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Duxford Church of England Community Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School 3.5 mi Good
- Fulbourn Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published