The Round House Primary Academy, St Neots
The Round House Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in St Neots, part of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 12 schools in St Neots with published results, and 8,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- 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 27 Oct 2026
The Round House Primary Academy in detail
The Round House Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be the Headteacher of The Round House Primary Academy, We are a two-form entry school taking children from Reception up to Year 6. We also have our own Pre-School for children aged 2 upwards. In addition, we offer a breakfast and after-school club from 7.30am until 6.15pm, as well as a Holiday Club."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at The Round House Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 83% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Round House Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put The Round House Primary Academy as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 The Round House Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Round House Primary Academy are Wintringham Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths); Priory Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 59% maths); Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School (0.7 miles, Good); and St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots (0.7 miles, Good, 57% reading, 86% maths).
The Round House Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Wintringham Primary AcademyPriory Junior SchoolPriory Park Infant School & Pre-SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
The trust
The Round House Primary Academy is one of 15 schools run by The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
106 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Round House Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 91% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (91%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 77 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 11 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Neots Rail Station, about 250 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Drive (near), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 105 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. 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, The Round House Primary Academy issued 22 suspensions, 5.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Round House Primary Academy are Longsands Academy (0.4 miles) and Ernulf Academy (1.6 miles).
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; Ofsted Parent View; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy here. They enjoy the many and varied opportunities on offer. These include engaging lessons in English and mathematics, which ensure many pupils progress well. Pupils work well together in lessons. They are supportive and encouraging to one another. They work hard. Staff are ambitious for the pupils and have high expectations. Consequently, their achievement is improving.
The wider curriculum is interesting and broad. The school has introduced innovative and well-researched ways of delivering different subjects. This includes learning outdoors. Skilled practitioners deliver exciting and effective lessons. These include plenty of practical work. A range of opportunities such as outreach into the local community, forest school, visits, visitors and various clubs and sports are provided too. Pupils enjoy and benefit from these. Breakfast and after-school clubs are well attended. Parents and pupils appreciate them.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Basic skills such as reading, writing and mathematics are effectively taught using carefully considered programmes. The wider curriculum is delivered in innovative ways. This includes an ICE (Intensive Curriculum Experience) zone. Leaders' decisions about the curriculum are made with the best interests of pupils in mind. They are ambitious and reflective. They carefully monitor the impact of the school's curriculum.
Reading is prioritised. Pupils have a positive attitude to this subject. Effective daily phonics and reading sessions ensure that pupils gain the knowledge and skills to succeed. Anyone falling behind is targeted with helpful support and practice. Those more skilled readers are provided with texts that improve their vocabulary and reading skills. Stories are shared frequently. Classrooms are resourced with quality books. Consequently, many pupils become confident and fluent readers.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded 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 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
20.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
106 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 83% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 85% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 71% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
27.1
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from The Round House Primary Academy
School Council urging safer parking
3 Oct 2026
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3 Oct 2026
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3 Oct 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Round House Primary Academy.
- Football Fun Factory - St Neots930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Round House Primary Academy 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Round House Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Round House Primary Academy 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
368 pupils
420 places
52 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Neots
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Neots
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(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
77
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
21.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
401
Total Pupils
203
Boys
198
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,868
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,088
Per pupil
£2017k
Total funding
£112k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
7.5%
Persistent absence
333
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
The Round House Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about The Round House Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at The Round House Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at The Round House Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is The Round House Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Round House Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Round House Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When The Round House Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Cambridgeshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Round House Primary Academy?
The Round House Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at The Round House Primary Academy?
Classes at The Round House Primary Academy average 25.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Round House Primary Academy?
The Round House Primary Academy has around 401 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Round House Primary Academy?
3.9% of sessions were missed at The Round House Primary Academy in 2024/25. 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Round House Primary Academy?
Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Round House Primary Academy 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 The Round House Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The Round House Primary Academy: Football Fun Factory - St Neots (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Round House Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 The Round House Primary Academy?
The Round House Primary Academy is at School Drive, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6AW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)