Cavalry Primary School, March
Cavalry Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in March, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 7 schools in March with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cambridgeshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cavalry Primary School in detail
Cavalry Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Cavalry Primary School serves the town of March in the Cambridgeshire Fens. We have about 420 children on roll, aged from 4 to 11 years old. Our staff includes 20 teachers and many support staff. We also have a Nursery on site, which caters for pre-school children."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and eco club.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Cavalry Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (67% in reading, 66% in maths).
Getting a place at Cavalry Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Cavalry Primary School as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Cavalry Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cavalry Primary School are Burrowmoor Primary Academy (0.6 miles, 55% reading, 43% maths); Westwood Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 55% maths); All Saints Interchurch Academy (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 53% maths); and Thomas Eaton Primary Academy (2.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 40% maths).
Cavalry Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Burrowmoor Primary AcademyWestwood Primary SchoolAll Saints Interchurch AcademyThomas Eaton Primary Academy
The trust
Cavalry Primary School is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is March Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cavalry Drive (opposite), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 112 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Cavalry Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is a warm and friendly school, where a life-sized Gruffalo greets you at the entrance. Pupils have strong relationships with their peers and the adults in the school. They play well with others at playtimes and are happy. These relationships ensure that pupils meet staff's high expectations of behaviour most of the time.
Pupils want to do well at school. They know that staff want them to achieve as well as they can, and they respond well to encouragement. Pupils listen attentively and respectfully to others in lessons. They answer questions and share their knowledge confidently. Pupils display a 'have-a go' attitude to their work and take risks with their learning. Current pupils are achieving well, but this has not been the case in the past.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has revised the curriculum to ensure that it delivers the key knowledge that leaders want the pupils to learn, starting in the early years. This has made a significant difference to how well pupils learn the curriculum and are prepared for their next stage of learning.
In many subjects, curriculum leaders ensure the knowledge that pupils need to learn is identified precisely and taught in a logical order. Pupils build their understanding well over time. Staff use quizzes and questioning to help pupils remember important knowledge. This is particularly so in English and mathematics.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
30.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.2
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
15
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Cavalry Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cavalry Primary School.
- Camplay Holiday Club - MarchAt the school · Not yet graded
- Football Fun Camp840m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Cavalry Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cambridgeshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cavalry Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cavalry Primary School is in Cambridgeshire; for families living there:
- Cambridgeshire's school travel policy: School Travel Assistance Policy - Mainstream September 2025 326KB - pdf
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle.
0 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 Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Cavalry Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
405 pupils
420 places
15 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - March
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for March
Across Cambridgeshire council
Places available
8,107
Applications
6,292
Got 1st preference
94.7%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Cambridgeshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
64
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
18.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
407
Total Pupils
220
Boys
187
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
23.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,813
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,207
Per pupil
£2362k
Total funding
£156k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4%
Overall absence
15.1%
Persistent absence
358
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cavalry Primary School
Questions parents ask about Cavalry Primary School
What are SATs results like at Cavalry Primary School?
Of the pupils at Cavalry Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Cavalry Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Cavalry Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Cavalry Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Cavalry Primary School is oversubscribed, Cambridgeshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Cavalry Primary School?
Cavalry Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Cavalry Primary School?
Classes at Cavalry Primary School average 31.2 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Cavalry Primary School?
Cavalry Primary School has around 407 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Cavalry Primary School?
6.4% of sessions were missed at Cavalry Primary School in 2024/25. 15.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Cavalry Primary School?
Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Cavalry 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.
Does Cavalry Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Camplay Holiday Club - March (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Cavalry Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle. 0 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 Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cavalry Primary School?
Cavalry Primary School is at Cavalry Drive, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9EQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)