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Burwell Village College (Primary)

Community school · Cambridge · CB25 0DU

Ages 4–11 · 374 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.5%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
347

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

38

Places offered

41

1st-preference offers

38

Total preferences (any rank)
48
Preferred offers (top 3)
39
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill83%

374 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
374
Boys / girls
181 / 193
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
374 / 450 (83%)
Free school meals
19.3%
FSM pupils
72
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Antony Kern

Location

Address
The Causeway, Burwell
Postcode
CB25 0DU
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Larger 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 374 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.3%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB25
6
Primary in CB25
5
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.

Compare with theseAll in CambridgeNear CB25

  • Exning Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 7EW · Suffolk

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM16.1%

    2.0 miles away

  • Laureate Community Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 0AN · Suffolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand1.00

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Antony Kern
Telephone
01638613103
Website
https://burwellvillageprimary.co.uk/

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