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Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Cambridge · CB23 8DA

Ages 4–11 · 64 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-21

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

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%+)14.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.1%
Enrolments in measure
64

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

8

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
15
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
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 fill91%

64 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
64
Boys / girls
35 / 29
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
64 / 70 (91%)
Free school meals
12.5%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Ely
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Sonia Hegan

Location

Address
Park Street, Dry Drayton
Postcode
CB23 8DA
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 64 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 12.5%. 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.

Compare with theseAll in CambridgeNear CB23

  • Bar Hill Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 8DY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Oakington CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Cambridge · CB24 3AL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM28.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

  • Girton Glebe Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cambridge · CB3 0PN · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 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

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sonia Hegan
Telephone
01954780618
Website
www.drydraytonprimaryschool.co.uk

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