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Offord Primary School, St Neots

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Offord Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in St Neots, part of The Cam Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 12 schools in St Neots with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Offord Primary School in detail

Offord Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Principal, it gives me immense pride to welcome you to Offord Primary School. From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll sense that Offord is a truly special place. Our school is filled with happy pupils who are deeply engaged in their learning experiences and making excellent progress."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, running, dance and Lego.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 2 November 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Cambridgeshire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Offord Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Offord Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Offord Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 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 Offord Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Offord Primary School are Buckden CofE Primary School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 71% reading, 60% maths); Great Paxton CofE Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); St Anne's CofE Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); and Brampton Village Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 67% maths).

Offord Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Buckden CofE Primary SchoolGreat Paxton CofE Primary SchoolSt Anne's CofE Primary SchoolBrampton Village Primary School

The trust

Offord Primary School is one of 17 schools run by The Cam Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 17 schools in The Cam Academy Trust

Who goes there

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (10%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Huntingdon Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

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

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

Suspensions and exclusions

Offord 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 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

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sally Gibbs
Pupils:95
LA:Cambridgeshire
Phone:01480810308
Address:Millers Close, Offord Darcy, St Neots, PE19 5SB
Trust:THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST (17 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 30 January 2024View full report
URN:147441
UKPRN:10084193
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Huntingdon
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Personal development, Leadership & management.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Early years.

At a Glance

11.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 87% to 79% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.0

Avg class size

24.0

KS2

2

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Offord 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

Miller Close (opp)
117m · 2 min walk
Station Lane (opp)
350m · 6 min walk
Graveley Road (opp)
375m · 6 min walk
Orchard Way (opp)
749m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

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.

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Your chances of a place at Offord Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

90 pupils

119 places

29 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - St Neots

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,129
Projected new pupils:282

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

Across Cambridgeshire council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

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(2)

30 January 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood
13 November 2018
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

20

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

25.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty7
Speech, Language & Communication6
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
77.9%
Mixed
9.6%
Unclassified
3.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals11.6%
English as Additional Language10.5%

95

Total Pupils

48

Boys

47

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

5

Teachers

19.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,063

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,611

Per pupil

£677k

Total funding

£26k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£26,424
EAL funding£4,788
Sparsity£45,000
Lump sum£145,041

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.3%

Overall absence

14.6%

Persistent absence

82

Enrolments

Authorised4.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)14.6%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

Absence trend

2.5%
20/21
7.9%
21/22
5.6%
22/23
6.0%
23/24
5.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Offord Primary School

What are SATs results like at Offord Primary School?

Of the pupils at Offord Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.

What is Offord Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Offord Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Offord Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Offord 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 Offord Primary School?

Offord Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 119 places.

How big are the classes at Offord Primary School?

Classes at Offord Primary School average 24 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Offord Primary School?

Offord Primary School has around 95 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Offord Primary School?

5.3% of sessions were missed at Offord Primary School in 2024/25. 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Offord Primary School?

Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Offord 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 Offord Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Offord Primary School?

Offord Primary School is at Millers Close, Offord Darcy, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5SB.

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

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