How far Cambridgeshire schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Cambridgeshire publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 57 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Middlefield Primary Academy at 0.22 miles in 2026/27; the most far-reaching, Meadow Primary School, admitted from 20.54 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlefield Primary Academy St Neots | No current grade | 0.22 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Godmanchester Bridge Academy Godmanchester | No current grade | 0.25 mi | 2026/27 | 86% |
| Trumpington Meadows Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 0.32 mi | 2026/27 | 90% |
| Milton Road Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 0.36 mi | 2026/27 | 101% |
| The Shade Primary School Ely | No current grade | 0.46 mi | 2026/27 | 53% |
| Trumpington Park Primary School Cambridge | Good | 0.47 mi | 2026/27 | 66% |
| Queen Emma Primary School Cambridge | Good | 0.54 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Kennett Primary School Newmarket | No current grade | 0.55 mi | 2026/27 | 62% |
| Fourfields Community Primary School Peterborough | Good | 0.58 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Little Paxton Primary School St. Neots | Good | 0.58 mi | 2026/27 | 72% |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School Huntingdon | No current grade | 0.6 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School Cambridge | Good | 0.61 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| Elm Road Primary School Wisbech | No current grade | 0.62 mi | 2026/27 | 92% |
| Thorndown Primary School St Ives | No current grade | 0.71 mi | 2026/27 | 76% |
| Newnham Croft Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 0.75 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Over Primary School Cambridge | Requires improvement | 0.82 mi | 2026/27 | 78% |
| Milton Church of England Primary School Cambridge | Good | 0.84 mi | 2026/27 | 64% |
| Eynesbury CofE C Primary School St Neots | No current grade | 0.85 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Cavalry Primary School March | Good | 0.9 mi | 2026/27 | 97% |
| Ridgefield Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 0.91 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Marleigh Primary Academy Cambridge | No current grade | 0.96 mi | 2026/27 | 40% |
| Wintringham Primary Academy St. Neots | Good | 1.01 mi | 2026/27 | 57% |
| Peckover Primary School Wisbech | No current grade | 1.08 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Bushmead Primary School St Neots | No current grade | 1.2 mi | 2026/27 | 90% |
| Willingham Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 1.23 mi | 2026/27 | 87% |
| Alconbury CofE Primary School Huntingdon | No current grade | 1.3 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
| Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School St Neots | Good | 1.37 mi | 2026/27 | 94% |
| Kettlefields Primary School Newmarket | Good | 1.5 mi | 2026/27 | 121% |
| Lionel Walden Primary School March | No current grade | 1.54 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Alderman Payne Primary School Wisbech | Good | 1.57 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Earith Primary School Huntingdon | Good | 1.74 mi | 2026/27 | 112% |
| Morley Memorial Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 1.89 mi | 2026/27 | 88% |
| Fulbourn Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 1.91 mi | 2026/27 | 77% |
| Ely St John's Community Primary School Ely | No current grade | 2.06 mi | 2026/27 | 88% |
| Fordham CofE Primary School Ely | Good | 2.2 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Coates Primary School Peterborough | Good | 2.3 mi | 2026/27 | 87% |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 2.38 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Meldreth Primary School Nr Royston | No current grade | 2.64 mi | 2026/27 | 92% |
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 2.8 mi | 2026/27 | 65% |
| Arbury Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 3.07 mi | 2026/27 | 90% |
| Sawtry Infants' School Huntingdon | No current grade | 3.09 mi | 2026/27 | 88% |
| Ramsey Junior School Huntingdon | No current grade | 3.2 mi | 2026/27 | 77% |
| Isle of Ely Primary School Ely | No current grade | 3.29 mi | 2026/27 | 106% |
| Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Cambridge | Good | 3.61 mi | 2026/27 | 92% |
| Sawtry Junior Academy Huntingdon | Good | 3.71 mi | 2026/27 | 105% |
| Somersham Primary School Somersham | Outstanding | 4.05 mi | 2026/27 | 90% |
| Hauxton Primary School Cambridge | Good | 4.08 mi | 2026/27 | 49% |
| Folksworth CofE Primary School Peterborough | Good | 4.14 mi | 2026/27 | 80% |
| Histon and Impington Park Primary School Cambridge | Outstanding | 4.38 mi | 2026/27 | 101% |
| University of Cambridge Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 4.66 mi | 2026/27 | 99% |
| Ditton Lodge Primary School Newmarket | No current grade | 4.96 mi | 2026/27 | 97% |
| Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School Huntingdon | Good | 5.18 mi | 2026/27 | 78% |
| Brampton Village Primary School Huntingdon | No current grade | 5.35 mi | 2026/27 | 97% |
| Murrow Primary Academy Wisbech | Good | 7.08 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Meadow Primary School Cambridge | No current grade | 20.54 mi | 2026/27 | 70% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell Community College Chatteris | Good | 0.63 mi | 2026/27 | 112% |
| Northstowe Learning Community Cambridge | Good | 0.85 mi | 2026/27 | 33% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Cambridgeshire measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Cambridgeshire. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.