Fen Drayton Primary School, Cambridge
Fen Drayton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cambridge. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 76 schools in Cambridge with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cambridgeshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fen Drayton Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Fen Drayton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 67% in reading and 47% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Fen Drayton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Fen Drayton Primary School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Fen Drayton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fen Drayton Primary School are Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Swavesey Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Holywell CofE Primary School (2 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 70% maths); and Eastfield Infant and Nursery School (2.5 miles, Good).
Fen Drayton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary SchoolSwavesey Primary SchoolHolywell CofE Primary SchoolEastfield Infant and Nursery School
Who goes there
5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Fen Drayton Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fen Drayton Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Orchard (opposite), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, bicycle theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).
Suspensions and exclusions
Fen Drayton Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
18.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 47% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 40% to 58% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fen Drayton Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fen Drayton Primary School.
- Kids Choice Fen DraytonAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fen Drayton Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cambridgeshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fen Drayton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fen Drayton 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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Fen Drayton Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
108 pupils
121 places
13 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cambridge
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cambridge
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
23.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
92
Total Pupils
50
Boys
42
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
13.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,392
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,137
Per pupil
£723k
Total funding
£21k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
8.4%
Persistent absence
95
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
Fen Drayton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Fen Drayton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Fen Drayton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Fen Drayton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Fen Drayton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fen Drayton Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024.
What is the catchment area for Fen Drayton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fen Drayton 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 Fen Drayton Primary School?
Fen Drayton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 121 places.
How big are the classes at Fen Drayton Primary School?
Classes at Fen Drayton Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fen Drayton Primary School?
Fen Drayton Primary School has around 92 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fen Drayton Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Fen Drayton Primary School in 2024/25. 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fen Drayton Primary School?
Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Fen Drayton 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 Fen Drayton Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kids Choice Fen Drayton (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Fen Drayton Primary School's term dates?
Fen Drayton Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cambridgeshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Fen Drayton Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fen Drayton Primary School?
Fen Drayton Primary School is at Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4SL.
Sources: Cambridgeshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)