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Brampton Village Primary School

Primary · Huntingdon · PE28 4RF

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 March 2023

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At a glance

609 pupils · 97% of 630 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
21.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.brampton.cambs.sch.uk/
URN
135131

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 95 families named it first for 90 Reception places, 1.06 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2015 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.06 first-choice applications per place

90 places offered · 95 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: defined priority area.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Catchment area with sibling
5.347 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

83 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
Cambridgeshire average60.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Moorside Primary SchoolSwinton · 120 miles awayNeeds attention47%
Lyndhurst Primary SchoolLondon · 59 miles awayGood71%
Wixams Tree Primary AcademyBedford · 19 miles awayGood60%
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolTelford · 96 miles awayOutstanding78%
William Shrewsbury Primary SchoolBurton-on-Trent · 68 miles awayExpected standard64%
Montgomery Primary School, ColchesterColchester · 57 miles awayGood67%
Bessemer Grange Primary SchoolLondon · 60 miles awayGood78%
Ashcombe Primary SchoolWeston-super-Mare · 134 miles awayNeeds attention55%
Norton Community Primary SchoolMalton · 127 miles awayGood74%
Waterbeach Community Primary SchoolCambridge · 18 miles awayGood (2016)57%
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary SchoolPoole · 131 miles awayExpected standard66%
Copnor Primary SchoolPortsmouth · 110 miles awayGood51%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 75% (Cambridgeshire 66%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Cambridgeshire 11%, England 7%) · Black African 4% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Cambridgeshire 0%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 1% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.93 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cambridgeshire: 4.55 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 23% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

75.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,410; 12.9% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,665
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £668,040; in-year balance -£54,809

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work50.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health58%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.1%62.3%
Social housing13.2%17.1%
Privately rented18.7%20.5%
Detached houses45.2%22.9%
Flats8.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms37.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018116 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,000283 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£279,000–£427,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (115)£450,000
Semi-detached (108)£327,000
Terraced (48)£274,000
Flat (12)£215,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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