Burrowmoor Primary Academy

About Burrowmoor Primary Academy

Burrowmoor Primary Academy is a state primary school in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, and the numbers around its admissions tell a story of a school that local families are actively seeking out. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 34 applications for just 18 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. All 18 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, meaning that while the school is popular, it is not yet so oversubscribed that it is impossible to get into on a first choice. This level of demand suggests that parents in the area see something worth pursuing, even though the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2022, rated it Inadequate across every category — including overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That rating was a downgrade from its previous inspection in 2018, when it was judged to Require Improvement.

Academically, the picture is challenging. The school’s Ofsted report from 2022 flagged serious concerns about the quality of education, and there are no published Key Stage 2 SATs results for the school in the data to compare against the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58% achieving the expected standard. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage: 41.5% of its 345 pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. This context matters when interpreting outcomes, but the data itself is clear that the school is currently struggling to meet the standards set by the inspectorate. The previous inspection in 2018 had already rated leadership and management as Requires Improvement, and the 2022 inspection found that those issues had worsened rather than improved. For parents focused on academic results, this is a school that will require careful monitoring and a willingness to work with the school through a period of significant improvement.

On the practical side, Burrowmoor offers a wide range of facilities that many primary schools would envy: a library, sensory room, forest school, sports hall, ICT suite, art studios, and playing fields. There is a nursery provision for children aged 2 and above, and the school runs clubs including art, coding, science, and chess. Sports on offer include football, tennis, cricket, dance, athletics, rounders, and gymnastics. The school also has a broad set of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and physical disabilities. With a capacity of 480 but only 345 pupils on roll, there is room to grow. This school will suit families who value a strong facilities offer and a supportive SEND framework, and who are prepared to be actively involved in supporting the school’s journey back to a good rating.

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