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Wintringham Primary Academy, St. Neots

Good
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Wintringham 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 February 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 119th-highest of the 195 schools in Cambridgeshire with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 38% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Wintringham Primary Academy in detail

Wintringham Primary Academy in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to be a growing, inclusive and vibrant school at the heart of our community, currently educating over 285 children. We offer two-form entry from Reception to Year 3, with one-form entry in the older year groups."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 2 November 2026, an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 at 4pm, an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Cambridgeshire

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

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Wintringham Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 78% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Wintringham Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Wintringham Primary Academy as their first choice and 110 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Wintringham Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wintringham Primary Academy are The Round House Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% 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).

Wintringham Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

The Round House Primary AcademyPriory Junior SchoolPriory Park Infant School & Pre-SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots

The trust

Wintringham 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.

All 15 schools in The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust

Who goes there

30% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Mixed (12%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 51 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 24 (6.7%) 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.

Wintringham Primary Academy has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 8 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Wintringham Primary Academy had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is St Neots Rail Station, about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Drive (near), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 104 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, Wintringham Primary Academy issued 8 suspensions, 2.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wintringham Primary Academy are Longsands Academy (0.4 miles) and Ernulf Academy (1.6 miles).

Longsands AcademyErnulf Academy

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~414m)Possible (~591m)Unlikely (~768m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Tracy Bryden
Pupils:357
LA:Cambridgeshire
Phone:01480595885
Address:Nuffield Road, St. Neots, PE19 0AW
Trust:THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST (15 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 February 2023View full report
URN:145924
UKPRN:10068104
Constituency:St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

18.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: SEMH

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-16ppWriting+13pp

Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 61% to 74% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.2

Avg class size

25.7

Infant (KS1)

24.6

KS2

11

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wintringham Primary Academy.

  • Football Fun Factory - St Neots950m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Wintringham Primary Academy is a free school, 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

St Neots Rail Station
273m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

School Drive (nr)
74m · 1 min walk
Dramsell Rise (near)
171m · 3 min walk
Kester Way (nr)
213m · 3 min walk
Whiston Way (nr)
223m · 4 min walk
Railway Station (o/s)
321m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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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.

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Your chances of a place at Wintringham Primary Academy

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

38%

Available places

238 pupils

630 places

392 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - St. Neots

Low pressure
New homes approved:266
Projected new pupils:67

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: Oversubscribed

Inspection History

8 February 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

51

SEN Support

24

EHC Plans

21.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Wintringham Primary Academy has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 8 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication21
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
56.3%
Asian
9.2%
Black
7.0%
Mixed
11.5%
Chinese
1.7%
Other
1.4%
Unclassified
1.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.2%
English as Additional Language30.0%

357

Total Pupils

181

Boys

176

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

17

Teachers

21.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,795

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,743

Per pupil

£1830k

Total funding

£100k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£135,515
EAL funding£32,627
Lump sum£145,041

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.4%

Overall absence

8.2%

Persistent absence

183

Enrolments

Authorised3.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)8.2%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

2.7%
20/21
5.6%
21/22
5.7%
22/23
5.5%
23/24
4.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Wintringham Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Wintringham Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Wintringham Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.

What is Wintringham Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Wintringham Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2023.

What is the catchment area for Wintringham Primary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Wintringham 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 Wintringham Primary Academy?

Wintringham Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 38% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Wintringham Primary Academy?

Classes at Wintringham Primary Academy average 25.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Wintringham Primary Academy?

Wintringham Primary Academy has around 357 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Wintringham Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?

Wintringham Primary Academy has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 8 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Wintringham Primary Academy?

4.4% of sessions were missed at Wintringham Primary Academy in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wintringham Primary Academy?

Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wintringham 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 Wintringham Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Wintringham Primary Academy: Football Fun Factory - St Neots (950m 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 Wintringham 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 Wintringham Primary Academy?

Wintringham Primary Academy is at Nuffield Road, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 0AW.

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

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