Pathfinder CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
0.297 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 19 April 2022
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2022 (miles)
Pathfinder CofE Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2022 entry.
Pathfinder CofE 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 2022 | 0.297 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 11.753 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.764 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 place in 2022 lived 0.297 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 12 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception, the last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2022 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 471 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at Pathfinder.”
- “Staff are positive role models.”
- “They teach pupils how to be respectful and kind.”
To improve
- “In the early years, change has been slower.”
- “However, there is more to do to ensure that children in the early years are as well prepared for Year 1 as they should be.”
- “Here, the important knowledge is not as clearly set out or well organised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 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) | 65% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 34 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.
- Hatton Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Willingham Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakington CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Over Primary School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Swavesey Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bar Hill Community Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good
- Cottenham Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published