Waterbeach Community Primary School
Community primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
KS2 RWM expected
57%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
78%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
60%
▼ 14pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
69%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.8%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.8%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
83%
521 / 630 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first42 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Milton Church of England Primary School, 2.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 270 | Good, 2023 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - CambridgeOther independent | 2.1 mi | Independent | 40 | - |
| Hope Tree SchoolOther independent special | 2.7 mi | Special | 33 | - |
| Cottenham Village CollegeAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Secondary | 860 | Good, 2023 |
| The Centre SchoolAcademy special converter | 2.9 mi | Special | 137 | Good, 2024 |
| Cottenham Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 471 | Good, 2023 |
| Fen Ditton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 119 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2016, previous school) |
| Shirley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 303 | Good, 2024 |
| Cambridge Regional CollegeFurther education | 3.3 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Impington Village CollegeAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Secondary | 1,446 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Histon and Impington Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 425 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| The Cavendish SchoolFree schools special | 3.6 mi | Special | 128 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| King's Hedges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.6 mi | Nursery | 31 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Kings Hedges Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 389 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 408 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2023 |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.8 mi | Primary | 173 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
| Histon Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery | 3.9 mi | Nursery | 99 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Colleges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.0 mi | Nursery | 75 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Marleigh Primary AcademyFree schools | 4.0 mi | Primary | 189 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2024 |
| North Cambridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 687 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Orchard Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 180 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| Bottisham Village CollegeAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 1,396 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Primary | 97 | Good, 2022 |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other independent | 4.2 mi | Independent | 453 | - |
| Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 77 | Good, 2023 |
| Arbury Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 380 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Milton Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 424 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| OA - CambridgeAcademy alternative provision converter | 4.4 mi | Alternative provision | 5 | Good, 2022 |
| The Fields Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.4 mi | Nursery | 62 | Good, 2024 |
| The Galfrid SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.4 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2023 |
| Castle School, CambridgeCommunity special | 4.4 mi | Special | 233 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Teversham CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.5 mi | Primary | 161 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| Bottisham Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2012, previous school) |
| Chesterton Community CollegeAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Secondary | 1,126 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Mayfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 398 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Gretton SchoolOther independent special | 4.7 mi | Special | 172 | - |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Primary | 59 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Brunswick Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.9 mi | Nursery | 81 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.9 mi | Primary | 198 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Girton Glebe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 189 | Good, 2022 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Overall deprivation7
Income6
Employment7
Education and skills8
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 105
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