School admissions in Royston
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
14 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School | 1.27 | 30 | not published |
| Therfield First School | 1.08 | 13 | 4659.79 m (≈2.90 mi) |
| Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School | 1.00 | 15 | not published |
| Fowlmere Primary School | 1.00 | 2 | not published |
| Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| Roman Way Academy | 1.00 | 33 | not published |
| Melbourn Primary School | 0.98 | 44 | 2 miles |
| Studlands Rise First School | 0.96 | 28 | 1093.96 m (≈0.68 mi) |
| Bassingbourn Primary School | 0.95 | 40 | 2.654 miles |
| Tannery Drift School | 0.95 | 55 | 812.59 m (≈0.50 mi) |
| Icknield Walk First School | 0.93 | 59 | 1391.84 m (≈0.86 mi) |
| Reed First School | 0.92 | 13 | 2269.17 m (≈1.41 mi) |
| Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School | 0.92 | 13 | not published |
| Thriplow CofE Primary School | 0.80 | 15 | 1.986 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassingbourn Village College | 0.95 | 120 | 3.119 miles |
| Melbourn Village College | 0.69 | 102 | 3.415 miles |
| King James Academy Royston | 0.50 | 6 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.