Great Paxton CofE Primary School

About Great Paxton CofE Primary School

Great Paxton CofE Primary School sits within the Cambridgeshire local authority, a small village primary in Huntingdonshire that serves just 88 pupils from ages 4 to 11. Among the 210 primary schools of the same type across the county, it ranks 135th, placing it in the bottom half of Cambridgeshire primaries. The top-performing peers in the area include Histon and Impington Brook Primary School, Caldecote Primary School, and Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School, all of which score notably higher on the same ranking metric. The school is Church of England-affiliated and led by headteacher Lee Frost. It has capacity for 119 pupils, so there is room to grow, and in the 2025/26 admissions round it was oversubscribed: 22 applications for 15 places, with 14 first-preference offers made. That level of local demand suggests families in the village value what the school offers, even if its academic standing is more modest than some neighbours.

In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in 2013, Ofsted rated the school Good overall, with Good marks for both leadership and management and overall effectiveness. An ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed that the school remains Good. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is five percentage points below the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58%. Reading and maths average scores were 102 and 101 respectively, and while 80% met the expected standard in writing, only 13% reached the higher standard in maths and none did so in reading or writing. The school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally on the KS2 combined measure, at the 72nd percentile, and 35th out of 55 primaries in Huntingdonshire. Progress scores are not available, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw outcomes are below the county norm.

Facilities include an ICT suite, gymnasium, sports hall, music rooms and a chapel, and the school offers cricket, netball, swimming, tennis and rounders. Clubs range from coding and science to film, art and eco club. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With only 13.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is less disadvantaged than many. This is a small, Church of England village primary that suits families who want a close-knit setting with a broad club offer and a range of sports, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average. The oversubscription suggests it remains a popular choice locally despite the ranking.

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