Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.381 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Swaffham Prior Church of England 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 | 2.381 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 5.602 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 15 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 10th highest of 199 Cambridgeshire primary schools.
- Of those 2026 Reception offers, 14 went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.381 miles away, nearer than in 2018; 23rd longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 94% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd 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
- Station Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, CB25 0LG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud to be part of this warm and caring school community.”
- “Pupils say the Christian values of ‘peace, compassion, community, perseverance, wonder and hope’ help them to understand how to be kind and considerate.”
- “The collective worship assemblies are a highlight.”
To improve
- “However, these are not consistently embedded across all subjects.”
- “That said, the information leaders give to teachers about how to support some pupils with SEND is not always as precise as it should be.”
- “This means these pupils do not always achieve quite as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 January 2023 (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) | 94% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Burwell Village College (Primary) 2.2 mi Good
- Bottisham Community Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Waterbeach Community Primary School 4.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ditton Lodge Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fen Ditton Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marleigh Primary Academy 5.5 mi Not judged Last distance published