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Bourn CofE Primary Academy

Academy converter · Cambridge · CB23 2SP

Ages 4–11 · 193 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-26

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised0.3%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
191

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

193 pupils · 154 places

Pupils on roll
193
Boys / girls
101 / 92
School capacity
154
Capacity fill
193 / 154 (125%)
Free school meals
13%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Ely
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BOURN CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY
Academy trust
BOURN CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY
Headteacher
Mr James Fraser

Location

Address
Riddy Lane, Bourn
Postcode
CB23 2SP
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 193 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 13%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Ely.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB23
17
Primary in CB23
14
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Cambourne · CB23 6DY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM15.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Monkfield Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 5AX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.9 miles away

  • Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Great Cambourne · CB23 6DZ · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Caldecote Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7NX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Fraser
Telephone
01954719282
Website
www.bournschool.co.uk/

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