Little Paxton Primary School, St. Neots

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Little Paxton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Little Paxton Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Little Paxton Primary School are Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School (1 mile, Good); Priory Junior School (1 mile, Good, 67% reading, 59% maths); The Round House Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); and Wintringham Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths).

Little Paxton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).

Little Paxton Primary School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is St Neots Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Reynolds Drive (near), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Little Paxton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 29 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

In 2024/25, Little Paxton Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.