Burrowmoor Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Burrowmoor Road, March, PE15 9RP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 14/06/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
24.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
326
Capacity used
Has space68%
480 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer
18
Places offered
34
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 18 | 18 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 34 | 18 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
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
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ruth Bailey
- Address
- Burrowmoor Road, March, PE15 9RP
- Phone
- 01354652330
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- March South · North East Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150374
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
326 pupils · 480 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 288 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 32% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.