Swavesey Primary School
Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynsey Ogilvie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 110620
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01954273312
About this school
Swavesey Primary School is a community primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 311 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 50 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 64% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Swavesey Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swavesey Primary School compares
Swavesey Primary School ranked 38th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 311 | — |
| Over Primary School | 21% | 3.6% | 16.8% | 196 | 1.5 miles |
| Fen Drayton Primary School | 58% | 4% | 13.3% | 92 | 1.7 miles |
| Hatton Park Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 380 | 2.4 miles |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 12.1% | 193 | 2.4 miles |
| Pathfinder CofE Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 21.7% | 471 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.86%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 6.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Over Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Fen Drayton Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Hatton Park Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Holywell CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Pathfinder CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Swavesey Primary School ranks 18th of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Swavesey Primary School teach?
- Swavesey Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Swavesey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swavesey Primary School is Mrs Lynsey Ogilvie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swavesey Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swavesey Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Swavesey Primary School?
- Swavesey Primary School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Swavesey Primary School full?
- Swavesey Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 311 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Swavesey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swavesey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swavesey Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Swavesey Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Swavesey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swavesey Primary School rank locally?
- Swavesey Primary School ranked 38th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swavesey Primary School's absence rate?
- Swavesey Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swavesey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swavesey Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.