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Middlefield Primary Academy

Academy converter · St Neots · PE19 2QE

Ages 5–11 · 200 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

2.9%

Admissions demand

1.33 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence2.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)1.1%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

1.33 · Competitive

1st preferences

40

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
75
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill95%

200 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
200
Boys / girls
105 / 95
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
200 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
12%
FSM pupils
24
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Academy trust
THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Sponsor
The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Carol Besant

Location

Address
Andrew Road, Eynesbury
Postcode
PE19 2QE
Town
St Neots
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 5–11, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, 200 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 12%.

Open schools in St Neots
21
Primary schools in St Neots
17
Academies among open schools in St Neots
57% (12)
Open schools in PE19
21
Primary in PE19
17
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Carol Besant
Telephone
01480375270
Website
http://www.middlefield.cambs.sch.uk/

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