Primary school

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB23 8DA
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,128 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 35%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 90%90%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 35%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM70% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score112 · East of England 106Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East of England 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 13 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 33% · 6 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 63% · 8 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 86% · 7 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 36% · 11 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 50% · 10 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 70% · 10 pupils · East of England 64%86%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 13 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 6 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 13% · 8 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 7 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 9% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 10 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 10% · 10 pupils · East of England 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 109 · 6 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 8 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 109 · 7 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 11 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 10 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 112 · 10 pupils · East of England 106112105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 6 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 8 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 107 · 7 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 11 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 10 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 10 pupils · East of England 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd50
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202664
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.8%
First language not English26.1%
SEN support17.4%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils4.5%

Girls 43.5%Boys 56.5%

91.4% full · 70 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher11.5
Pupils per adult7.9
  • Classroom teachers 4.8
  • Leadership 0.8
  • Teaching assistants 2.5
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 5.6 FTE · Whole workforce 10.2 · 21 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,524
Spend per pupil£10,580
Staff spend per pupil£7,820
Reserve per pupil£768
  • +£49,141revenue reserve
  • −£3,590in-year balance

Grants £8,921 · self-generated £1,604 · premises £297 per pupil