The Galfrid School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
2.269 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →The Galfrid School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
The Galfrid 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 2025 | 2.269 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2025 last distance was 2.269 miles, the 11th longest of 23 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance (middle figure 1.99 miles).
- 2024/25: 35% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36.1% across 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
- Galfrid Road, Cambridge, CB5 8ND
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending The Galfrid School.”
- “They are positive about their daily experiences, including the books that teachers read to them, the clubs they attend and the friendships that they have.”
- “Pupils feel safe, which is due to the strong, respectful relationships they have with adults in the school.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, subject leaders are not clear on how children in the early years are prepared for the curriculum in Year 1.”
- “A few members of staff also do not have the knowledge they need to teach a few subjects.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not have as secure an understanding as they do in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 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) | 35% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marleigh Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Teversham CofE VA Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fen Ditton Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chesterton Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ridgefield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shirley Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published