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Cambrai Primary School, Catterick Garrison

Outstanding
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Cambrai Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Catterick Garrison, part of Lingfield Education Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was 84% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Outstanding (2024)
Demand
1.6 first choices per place
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Cambrai Primary School in detail

Cambrai Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Cambrai Primary School is a new primary school which opened in September 2019. We are proud to be part of Lingfield Education Trust, a successful and growing Multi Academy Trust who have a family of schools across the north east. Cambrai was the seventh school - a brand new school for the community of Catterick Garrison."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, tennis, swimming, multi-sports, dance, drama, choir and recorder.

The school runs after-school care until 5:45pm, from £4.50 per morning.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Cambrai Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Cambrai Primary School as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Cambrai Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Cambrai Primary School are Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 48% reading, 50% maths); Hipswell Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 52% maths); Wavell Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 62% reading, 59% maths); and Colburn Community Primary School (1 mile, Requires improvement, 52% reading, 44% maths).

Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary SchoolHipswell Church of England Primary SchoolWavell Community Primary SchoolColburn Community Primary School

The trust

Cambrai Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Lingfield Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 26 schools in Lingfield Education Trust

Who goes there

2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 15 (7.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Cambrai Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cambrai Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belton Park Drive (opposite), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 37 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Cambrai Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~529m)Possible (~755m)Unlikely (~982m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Laura Robinson
Pupils:207
LA:North Yorkshire
Phone:01748503130
Address:Catterick Road, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BZ
Trust:LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST (26 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:2 September 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 7 February 2024View full report
URN:147216
UKPRN:10083735
Constituency:Richmond and Northallerton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its February 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

17.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.5

Avg class size

28.7

Infant (KS1)

22.3

KS2

6

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Belton Park Drive (opp)
116m · 2 min walk
Belton Park (W-bound)
156m · 3 min walk
Hildyard Row (E-bound)
316m · 5 min walk
D'Arcy Court (Opp)
421m · 7 min walk
Dental Centre (Opp)
432m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Cambrai Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Cambrai Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Cambrai Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Cambrai Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from North Yorkshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Cambrai Primary School for 2020 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in North Yorkshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

84%

Available places

176 pupils

210 places

34 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Catterick Garrison

Low pressure
New homes approved:173
Projected new pupils:43

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Catterick Garrison

Across North Yorkshire council

Low demand council-wide0.71 applications per place

Places available

7,127

Applications

5,052

Got 1st preference

95.6%

Got preferred school

98.8%

All primary applications across North Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: 1.6 first choices per place

Inspection History

7 February 2024
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

20

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

16.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Cambrai Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication10
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Profound & Multiple LD2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
84.1%
Asian
1.5%
Black
2.9%
Mixed
3.4%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
5.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals17.9%
English as Additional Language2.4%

207

Total Pupils

98

Boys

109

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

20.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£56,714

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,090

Per pupil

£1175k

Total funding

£36k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£53,002
EAL funding£2,434
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

10.6%

Persistent absence

161

Enrolments

Authorised3.7%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)10.6%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

5.3%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
4.3%
23/24
4.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Cambrai Primary School

What is Cambrai Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Cambrai Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.

What is the catchment area for Cambrai Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Cambrai Primary School is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Cambrai Primary School?

Cambrai Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Cambrai Primary School?

Classes at Cambrai Primary School average 25.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Cambrai Primary School?

Cambrai Primary School has around 207 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Cambrai Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Cambrai Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Cambrai Primary School?

4.8% of sessions were missed at Cambrai Primary School in 2024/25. 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Cambrai Primary School?

Apply through North Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Cambrai Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Cambrai Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Cambrai Primary School?

Cambrai Primary School is at Catterick Road, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 4BZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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