Cavalry Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · March, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.902 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Cavalry Primary School is a primary school in March, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Cavalry 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 | 0.902 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.868 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.526 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.663 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.603 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.835 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 0.902 miles away, 17th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception 2026 figure was about the same as in 2023 and in 2018, though it swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2020 to 2021.
- There were 72 first-choice applications for 60 Reception 2026 offers; all 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th 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
- Cavalry Drive, March, PE15 9EQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm and friendly school, where a life-sized Gruffalo greets you at the entrance.”
- “Pupils have strong relationships with their peers and the adults in the school.”
- “They play well with others at playtimes and are happy.”
To improve
- “Current pupils are achieving well, but this has not been the case in the past.”
- “A few subjects are not as well developed.”
- “The school has not identified precisely the important knowledge that pupils should know and remember in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 54% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westwood Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Interchurch Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy 2.4 mi Good
- Lionel Walden Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Townley Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Manea Community Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published