Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
3.715 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2021
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2021 (miles)
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2021 entry.
Swaffham Bulbeck 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 2021 | 3.715 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 3.491 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.215 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2021, the last child offered a place lived 3.715 miles away, 3rd longest of 11 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.51 miles).
- That 2021 distance was about the same as in 2019 and further than in 2018, and the 2021 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% 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
- 84 High Street, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge, CB25 0LX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 77 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s Christian ethos of ‘Shine Brightly’ underpins all the opportunities pupils experience at this school.”
- “Pupils know everyone has the chance to ‘shine’ in sports tournaments, productions, clubs and community projects.”
- “Pupils appreciate that they are all treated equally and fairly.”
To improve
- “However, the early years curriculum does not yet explicitly lay out all the essential knowledge children must cover to be fully ready for the wider curriculum subjects in key stage 1.”
- “However, for a few pupils with significant learning gaps, their current provision is not sufficiently well adapted, so they are not achieving as well as they should.”
- “However, sometimes, the work given to pupils does not yet provide them with enough opportunity to show they are fully able to apply these connections and meet the ambitious curriculum aims.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 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) | 75% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 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.
- Bottisham Community Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burwell Village College (Primary) 3.5 mi Good
- Waterbeach Community Primary School 4.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Marleigh Primary Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fen Ditton Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Teversham CofE VA Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published