Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School
Little Lane, Sandy, SG19 3AE
144 pupils · 96% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 6.9%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 January 2025, published 13 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 26 | 45 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 28 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 23 | 37 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 17 | 30 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 30 | 43 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 16 | 29 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 24 | 34 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Newton Community Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gamlingay Village Primary 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Monkfield Park Primary School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Jeavons Wood Primary School 6.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The Vine Inter-Church Primary School 7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.