Glebelands Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
6.631 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2024
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2024 (miles)
Glebelands Primary Academy is a primary school in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2024 entry.
Glebelands 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 2024 | 6.631 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.002 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2024 place lived 6.631 miles away, the 2nd longest of 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2024 last distance (this one included).
- Across the 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2024 last distance, the middle figure was 2.48 miles, and this school's 2024 figure was further than in 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest 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
- Farriers Gate, Chatteris, PE16 6EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 401 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Relationships are positive between pupils and adults.”
- “Pupils are kind to each other.”
- “They cooperate well in lessons and throughout the school.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, there is too much chatter in lessons, which causes a distraction to others.”
- “This happens more frequently when staff do not consistently apply the agreed behaviour policy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 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) | 59% | 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, 52 offers in total, 50 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.
- Kingsfield Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lionel Walden Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy 3.9 mi Good
- Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Benwick Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sutton CofE VC Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Somersham Primary School 5.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Manea Community Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published