Kingsfield Primary School, Chatteris
Kingsfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Chatteris, part of The Active Learning Trust Limited. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 180th-highest of the 195 schools in Cambridgeshire with published results, and 13,056th of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cambridgeshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Kingsfield Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Kingsfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 56% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Kingsfield Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Kingsfield Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Kingsfield Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsfield Primary School are Glebelands Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 68% maths); Lionel Walden Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 84% maths); Benwick Primary School (3.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths); and Thomas Eaton Primary Academy (4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 40% maths).
Kingsfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Glebelands Primary AcademyLionel Walden Primary SchoolBenwick Primary SchoolThomas Eaton Primary Academy
The trust
Kingsfield Primary School is one of 21 schools run by The Active Learning Trust Limited, 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.
Who goes there
37.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kingsfield Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ash Grove (near), 280 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Kingsfield Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
37.7%
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 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 68% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.6
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
24.4
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Kingsfield Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Kingsfield Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Peter Pan Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.2 milesOfsted, 7 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Willows Day Nursery (Chatteris) Ltd - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 19 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Clarence House Chatteris - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 30 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Meadows Day Care Centre - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 13 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Football Fun Camp - Pre-school, 0.6 miles
Term dates
Kingsfield 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 Kingsfield Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Kingsfield Primary School is in Cambridgeshire; for families living there:
- Cambridgeshire's school travel policy: School Travel Assistance Policy - Mainstream September 2025 326KB - pdf
- How to apply: Apply for pre-16 school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
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.
2 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Kingsfield Primary School
Will you get a place at Kingsfield Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 26 first choices for 27 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
294 pupils
420 places
126 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Chatteris Town 1 Primary planning area (Cambridgeshire) will have 187 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
37
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
18.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
268
Total Pupils
120
Boys
148
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,066
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,487
Per pupil
£1900k
Total funding
£153k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
15.3%
Persistent absence
274
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
Kingsfield Primary School
Questions parents ask about Kingsfield Primary School
What are SATs results like at Kingsfield Primary School?
Of the pupils at Kingsfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Kingsfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Kingsfield Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Inadequate.
Is it hard to get a place at Kingsfield Primary School?
Kingsfield Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Kingsfield Primary School?
Classes at Kingsfield Primary School average 22.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Kingsfield Primary School?
Kingsfield Primary School has around 268 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Kingsfield Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Kingsfield Primary School in 2024/25. 15.3% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Kingsfield 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. 2 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 Kingsfield Primary School?
Kingsfield Primary School is at Burnsfield Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)