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Spaldwick Primary School

URN
148983
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Spaldwick Primary School
URN
148983
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

52

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

65

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#104 of 163 schools in Cambridgeshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Spaldwick Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
3 March 2025
Inspection date
14 January 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 3 March 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 3 March 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

15

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

23

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

15

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.53×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Admissions portal
Leeds admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.spaldwickschool.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

73.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

64.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

PE28 0TH - Royston Avenue, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Contact details

Address
Royston Avenue, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Postcode
PE28 0TH
Phone
1480890371
Website
http://www.spaldwickschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cambridgeshire
Local authority code
873

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 540 schools in Cambridgeshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

540

Open schools

313

Closed schools

227

Primary schools

341

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Good

Graded 3 March 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 3 March 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 3 March 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    3 March 202514 January 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 3 March 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      3 March 2025
      Inspected
      14 January 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    65.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 12

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary341 (64.0%)
    • Secondary70 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other122 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Spaldwick Community Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Overhills Primary School5.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Kimbolton Primary Academy5.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Brington CofE Primary School5.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stonely Grange School5.6 kmNot applicableClosed
    Kimbolton School5.6 kmNot applicableOpen
    Alconbury CofE Primary School7.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Alconbury House School At Alconbury House7.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    Great Staughton Primary School7.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Great Staughton Primary Academy7.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Spaldwick Community Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Overhills Primary School
      Distance
      5.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Kimbolton Primary Academy
      Distance
      5.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Brington CofE Primary School
      Distance
      5.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cambridgeshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Meadows Primary SchoolPrimaryCB5 8NDClosed
    Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryPE28 2LTOpen
    Alconbury CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryPE28 4EQOpen
    Alderman Jacobs Primary SchoolPrimaryPE7 1XJClosed
    Alderman Jacobs SchoolPrimaryPE7 1XJOpen
    • Abbey Meadows Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CB5 8ND
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE28 2LT
      Status
      Open
    • Alconbury CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE28 4EQ
      Status
      Open
    • Alderman Jacobs Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE7 1XJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderman Jacobs School
    Stonely Grange School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Kimbolton School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Alconbury CofE Primary School
    Distance
    7.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Alconbury House School At Alconbury House
    Distance
    7.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Great Staughton Primary School
    Distance
    7.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Great Staughton Primary Academy
    Distance
    7.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PE7 1XJ
    Status
    Open