Best primary schools in Cambridgeshire (2026)
Cambridgeshire has 243 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 61%, against 62% for England. 13 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Barnack · Church of England |
96% | 95% | 50% | Good | |
2 Top 1% in England |
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Abbots Ripton · Church of England |
90% | 94% | 31% | No rating | |
3 Top 3% in England |
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Histon and Impington |
87% | 90% | 24% | Not judged | |
4 Top 4% in England |
St John's Church School Peterborough · Church of England |
90% | 85% | 12% | Good | |
5 Top 4% in England |
Winyates Primary School Peterborough |
87% | 76% | 21% | Not judged | |
6 Top 5% in England |
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Cambridge · Roman Catholic |
83% | 83% | 20% | Not judged | |
7 Top 5% in England |
Ditton Lodge Primary School Newmarket |
82% | 96% | 18% | Report card | |
8 Top 5% in England |
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Cambridge |
83% | 90% | 19% | Report card | |
9 Top 6% in England |
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy Wisbech St Mary · Church of England |
85% | 79% | 24% | Good | |
10 Top 7% in England |
Histon and Impington Park Primary School Histon and Impington |
85% | 85% | 8% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 8% in England |
Ridgefield Primary School Cambridge |
80% | 80% | 23% | No rating | |
12 Top 9% in England |
John Clare Primary School Helpston |
81% | 91% | 18% | Report card | |
13 Top 10% in England |
The Spinney Primary School Cambridge |
73% | 69% | 31% | Report card | |
14 Top 13% in England |
Newnham Croft Primary School Cambridge |
75% | 81% | 19% | No rating | |
15 Top 13% in England |
Milton Road Primary School Cambridge |
75% | 74% | 16% | Not judged | |
16 Top 13% in England |
Kings Hedges Primary School Cambridge |
77% | 79% | 13% | No rating | |
17 Top 16% in England |
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School East Cambridgeshire · Church of England |
77% | 94% | 18% | Good | |
18 Top 17% in England |
Norwood Primary School Peterborough |
73% | 83% | 13% | Good | |
19 Top 17% in England |
Bourn CofE Primary Academy Bourn · Church of England |
72% | 63% | 9% | Good | |
20 Top 18% in England |
Caldecote Primary School Highfields Caldecote |
73% | 61% | 6% | No rating | |
21 Top 18% in England |
Bury CofE Primary School Bury (Huntingdonshire) · Church of England |
76% | 81% | 0% | Not judged | |
22 Top 18% in England |
Thriplow CofE Primary School South Cambridgeshire · Church of England |
75% | 75% | 0% | No rating | |
23 Top 18% in England |
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School Whittlesford · Church of England |
73% | 71% | 23% | Not judged | |
24 Top 19% in England |
Hampton Hargate Primary School Peterborough |
75% | 77% | 8% | Not judged | |
25 Top 19% in England |
Little Thetford CofE Primary School Little Thetford · Church of England |
70% | 77% | 15% | No rating | |
26 Top 20% in England |
Houghton Primary School Houghton (Huntingdonshire) |
76% | 72% | 3% | No rating | |
27 Top 20% in England |
Nene Valley Primary School Peterborough |
72% | 76% | 27% | No rating | |
28 Top 21% in England |
Lionel Walden Primary School Wimblington and Doddington |
75% | 69% | 6% | No rating | |
29 Top 21% in England |
St Matthew's Primary School Cambridge |
72% | 76% | 14% | Good | |
30 Top 21% in England |
The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby Elton (Huntingdonshire) · Church of England |
75% | 81% | 5% | Good | |
31 Top 21% in England |
Bar Hill Community Primary School Bar Hill |
72% | 74% | 12% | No rating | |
32 Top 22% in England |
Fulbourn Primary School Fulbourn |
72% | 76% | 18% | No rating | |
33 Top 22% in England |
Hampton Lakes Primary School Peterborough |
72% | 69% | 4% | Good | |
34 Top 22% in England |
Jeavons Wood Primary School Cambourne |
74% | 75% | 13% | Report card | |
35 Top 23% in England |
The Duke of Bedford Primary School Thorney |
74% | 81% | 3% | No rating | |
36 Top 23% in England |
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Babraham · Church of England |
70% | 81% | 6% | Not judged | |
37 Top 23% in England |
Park Street CofE Primary School Cambridge · Church of England |
69% | 72% | 17% | Good | |
38 Top 24% in England |
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Coton · Church of England |
69% | 43% | 14% | Requires improvement | |
39 Top 25% in England |
Crosshall Junior School St Neots |
71% | 75% | 13% | No rating | |
40 Top 25% in England |
Trumpington Park Primary School Cambridge |
69% | 70% | 9% | Good | |
41 Top 26% in England |
Meldreth Primary School Meldreth |
72% | 79% | 17% | Not judged | |
42 Top 26% in England |
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School Swaffham Bulbeck · Church of England |
70% | 75% | 13% | Good | |
43 Top 26% in England |
University of Cambridge Primary School Cambridge |
71% | 71% | 12% | No rating | |
44 Top 26% in England |
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Soham · Church of England |
75% | 75% | 2% | No rating | |
45 Top 26% in England |
Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School Great Gransden · Church of England |
68% | 77% | 9% | No rating | |
46 Top 27% in England |
Great Abington Primary School Great Abington |
68% | 45% | 10% | Good | |
47 Top 27% in England |
The Round House Primary Academy St Neots |
70% | 60% | 9% | No rating | |
48 Top 27% in England |
Heritage Park Primary School Peterborough |
71% | 73% | 10% | Not judged | |
49 Top 28% in England |
St Luke's CofE Primary School Cambridge · Church of England |
73% | 79% | 4% | Requires improvement | |
50 Top 28% in England |
Isle of Ely Primary School Ely |
68% | 71% | 13% | No rating | |
51 Top 29% in England |
Linton Heights Junior School Linton (South Cambridgeshire) |
68% | 71% | 9% | No rating | |
52 Top 31% in England |
Girton Glebe Primary School Girton |
64% | 61% | 13% | Good | |
53 Top 32% in England |
Oakington CofE Primary School Oakington · Church of England |
68% | 72% | 16% | Good | |
54 Top 32% in England |
Offord Primary School Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny |
66% | 68% | 11% | Good | |
55 Top 32% in England |
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School Peterborough · Catholic |
72% | 67% | 0% | Not judged | |
56 Top 32% in England |
Milton Church of England Primary School Milton (South Cambridgeshire) · Church of England |
67% | 69% | 15% | Good | |
57 Top 32% in England |
Cottenham Primary School Cottenham |
68% | 61% | 8% | Good | |
58 Top 35% in England |
Godmanchester Community Academy Godmanchester |
68% | 68% | 12% | No rating | |
59 Top 36% in England |
The Icknield Primary School Sawston |
66% | 59% | 10% | Not judged | |
60 Top 36% in England |
Hatton Park Primary School Longstanton |
67% | 68% | 15% | No rating | |
61 Top 36% in England |
Newark Hill Academy Peterborough |
68% | 73% | 3% | Good | |
62 Top 36% in England |
St John's CofE Primary School Huntingdon · Church of England |
69% | 62% | 3% | Report card | |
63 Top 37% in England |
Monkfield Park Primary School Cambourne |
67% | 68% | 6% | No rating | |
64 Top 37% in England |
Ermine Street Church Academy Alconbury Weald · Church of England/Methodist |
69% | 84% | 11% | No rating | |
65 Top 37% in England |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Peterborough · Roman Catholic |
68% | 57% | 3% | No rating | |
66 Top 37% in England |
Holme CofE Primary School Holme (Huntingdonshire) · Church of England |
70% | 59% | 6% | Good | |
67 Top 38% in England |
Holywell CofE Primary School Needingworth · Church of England |
69% | 63% | 4% | Not judged | |
68 Top 38% in England |
Queen Emma Primary School Cambridge |
62% | 71% | 13% | Good | |
69 Top 39% in England |
Queen Edith Primary School Cambridge |
63% | 57% | 9% | Good | |
70 Top 39% in England |
Oakdale Primary School Peterborough |
65% | 78% | 13% | Report card | |
71 Top 39% in England |
Meadow Primary School Balsham |
63% | 65% | 13% | No rating | |
72 Top 40% in England |
Bottisham Community Primary School Bottisham |
64% | 72% | 19% | No rating | |
73 Top 40% in England |
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Ely · Church of England |
65% | 61% | 10% | Good | |
74 Top 41% in England |
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School Great Shelford and Stapleford · Church of England |
65% | 72% | 14% | Good | |
75 Top 42% in England |
Hauxton Primary School Hauxton |
62% | 69% | 15% | Good | |
76 Top 42% in England |
Somersham Primary School Somersham (Huntingdonshire) |
65% | 74% | 7% | Outstanding | |
77 Top 43% in England |
Arbury Primary School Cambridge |
67% | 66% | 3% | No rating | |
78 Top 43% in England |
St Anne's CofE Primary School Godmanchester · Church of England |
67% | 70% | 3% | Not judged | |
79 Top 43% in England |
Hampton Vale Primary Academy Peterborough |
65% | 73% | 4% | Good | |
80 Top 44% in England |
Huntingdon Primary School Huntingdon |
64% | 64% | 8% | Good | |
81 Top 44% in England |
Swavesey Primary School Swavesey |
66% | 73% | 8% | Not judged | |
82 Top 45% in England |
Mayfield Primary School Cambridge |
60% | 58% | 22% | No rating | |
83 Top 45% in England |
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy Glinton · Church of England |
63% | 63% | 10% | Requires improvement | |
84 Top 46% in England |
Lantern Community Primary School Ely |
64% | 54% | 0% | No rating | |
85 Top 47% in England |
Elm CofE Primary School Emneth and Elm · Church of England |
67% | 61% | 3% | Report card | |
86 Top 47% in England |
Stapleford Community Primary School Great Shelford and Stapleford |
66% | 75% | 7% | No rating | |
87 Top 47% in England |
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Peterborough · Church of England |
64% | 60% | 5% | No rating | |
88 Top 47% in England |
Alderman Payne Primary School Parson Drove |
64% | 75% | 13% | Good | |
89 Top 48% in England |
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School Guyhirn · Church of England |
67% | 67% | 0% | Good | |
90 Top 48% in England |
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School Orwell · Church of England |
62% | 43% | 4% | Good | |
91 Top 48% in England |
Orton Wistow Primary School Peterborough |
63% | 62% | 9% | Good | |
92 Top 48% in England |
Barton CofE VA Primary School Barton (South Cambridgeshire) · Church of England |
59% | 59% | 14% | No rating | |
93 Top 48% in England |
Meridian Primary School Comberton |
63% | 58% | 6% | Not judged | |
94 Top 49% in England |
Fourfields Community Primary School Yaxley (Huntingdonshire) |
61% | 65% | 8% | Good | |
95 Top 49% in England |
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School Cambourne · Church of England/Methodist |
63% | 56% | 8% | No rating | |
96 Top 50% in England |
The Beeches Primary School Peterborough |
64% | 67% | 5% | Good | |
97 Top 50% in England |
Wilburton CofE Primary School Wilburton · Church of England |
63% | 50% | 0% | Good | |
98 Bottom 50% in England |
Morley Memorial Primary School Cambridge |
59% | 53% | 11% | No rating | |
99 Bottom 49% in England |
Alconbury CofE Primary School Alconbury · Church of England |
63% | 68% | 4% | Not judged | |
100 Bottom 48% in England |
The Ashbeach Primary School Ramsey St Mary's |
63% | 63% | 0% | Good |
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Best primary school in each town
- Peterborough · best: St John's Church School
- Cambridge · best: St Alban's Catholic Primary School
- Newmarket · best: Ditton Lodge Primary School
- Cambourne · best: Jeavons Wood Primary School
- St Neots · best: Crosshall Junior School
- Soham · best: St Andrew's CofE Primary School
- Ely · best: Isle of Ely Primary School
- Godmanchester · best: Godmanchester Community Academy
- Huntingdon · best: St John's CofE Primary School
- St Ives (Huntingdonshire) · best: Thorndown Primary School
- Wisbech · best: Elm Road Primary School
- March · best: All Saints Interchurch Academy
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Questions
What is the best primary school in Cambridgeshire?
On exam results over the last three years, Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Cambridgeshire, in the top 1% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.