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Middlefield Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire

Andrew Road, St Neots, PE19 2QE

Website 01480375270

72

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 21/01/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

6.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

200

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer

18

Places offered

43

Total applications

2.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1818● 100%
2nd preference130● 0%
3rd preference120● 0%
Total431842%

1st preference success by year

72%
2020
77%
2021
94%
2022
83%
2023
75%
2024
100%
2025

Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Carol Besant
Address
Andrew Road, Eynesbury, St Neots, PE19 2QE
Phone
01480375270
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Ward / constituency
St Neots Eynesbury · St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
138595

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals12%——
English as additional language10%——
SEN support14%——
53% boys (105)47% girls (95)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST

200 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    21 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 190 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
6%
21/22
4%
22/23
1%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths72%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard84%
+9% vs England
Higher standard35%
+2% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard74%
+2% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard68%
-6% vs England
Higher standard10%
-16% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard74%
+1% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712019502023722024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.