Primary school

Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB25 0LG
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 145 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 82%82%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 45%2023/24: top 25%2024/25: top 1%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM94% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM18% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · East of England 106Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score110 · East of England 105Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 13 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 50% · 16 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 44% · 16 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 81% · 16 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 63% · 8 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 73% · 15 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 94% · 17 pupils · East of England 64%94%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 13 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 6% · 16 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 16 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 31% · 16 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 13% · 8 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 18% · 17 pupils · East of England 7%31%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 16 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 109 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 108 · 8 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 15 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 17 pupils · East of England 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 107 · 16 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 110 · 8 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 107 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 110 · 17 pupils · East of England 10511098No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in73.7%
14 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 73.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1914
2nd191
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2022Good

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 202697
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.2%
First language not English3.2%
SEN support21.1%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils3.5%

Girls 52.6%Boys 47.4%

81.5% full · 119 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 3.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.8
  • Other support 0.5

Teachers 5.6 FTE · Whole workforce 8.9 · 14 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,127
Spend per pupil£7,566
Staff spend per pupil£6,180
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£53,000in-year balance

Grants £8,021 · self-generated £106 · premises £317 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF ELY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (39 academies) · trust reserve £3,651,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it