Great Paxton CofE Primary School
Mount Pleasant, Great Paxton, St Neots, PE19 6YJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Frost
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 110815
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480472132
About this school
Great Paxton CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in St Neots. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Paxton CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 53% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 60% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 67% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Great Paxton CofE 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 | 59% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Paxton CofE Primary School compares
Great Paxton CofE Primary School ranked 77th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5% | 13.6% | 73 | — |
| Little Paxton Primary School | 28% | 4.7% | 16% | 292 | 1.8 miles |
| Offord Primary School | 68% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 95 | 1.8 miles |
| Wintringham Primary Academy | 59% | 4.4% | 28.8% | 357 | 2.2 miles |
| The Round House Primary Academy | 60% | 3.9% | 24% | 401 | 2.2 miles |
| Priory Junior School | 45% | 5.1% | 28.1% | 280 | 2.3 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)
- 13.64%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Paxton Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · St. Neots
-
Offord Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Wintringham Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · St. Neots
-
The Round House Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Priory Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · St Neots
Other schools in St Neots
Great Paxton CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 12 ranked primary schools in St Neots.
- Buckden CofE Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary School Primary
- Crosshall Infant School Primary
- Crosshall Junior School Primary
- Eynesbury CofE C Primary School Primary
- Great Staughton Primary Academy Primary
- Middlefield Primary Academy Primary
- Offord Primary School Primary
- Priory Junior School Primary
- Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots Primary
- The Newton Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Paxton CofE Primary School teach?
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Neots.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Paxton CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Paxton CofE Primary School is Mr Lee Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Paxton CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Paxton CofE 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 many pupils are at Great Paxton CofE Primary School?
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Paxton CofE Primary School full?
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 73 on roll (61%), 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 Great Paxton CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Great Paxton CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Great Paxton CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Paxton CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Great Paxton CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Paxton CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School ranked 77th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Paxton CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Paxton CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Paxton CofE 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.