St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2 Vinery Way, Cambridge, CB1 3DR
198 pupils · 63% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 13 May 2026. 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 | 26% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 26 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 53 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 22 | 57 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 36 | 21 | 61 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 27 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 19 | 53 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 34 | 62 | 36 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 37 | 84 | 45 |
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
- Ridgefield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Galfrid School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Matthew's Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- The Spinney Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Morley Memorial Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.