Cavalry Primary School
Cavalry Drive, March, PE15 9EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Edwards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 143871
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01354652814
About this school
Cavalry Primary School is a primary academy in March. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cavalry 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 61 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 54% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 67% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 66% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 64% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Cavalry 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 | 39% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cavalry Primary School compares
Cavalry Primary School ranked 138th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.4% | 29.1% | 407 | — |
| Burrowmoor Primary Academy | 32% | 7.8% | 43.1% | 326 | 0.6 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 37.4% | 742 | 1.2 miles |
| All Saints Interchurch Academy | 17% | 7.2% | 32.3% | 184 | 1.2 miles |
| Thomas Eaton Primary Academy | 27% | 7.9% | 36.8% | 126 | 2.4 miles |
| Lionel Walden Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 205 | 3.4 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)
- 29.14%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.37%
- Persistent absence
- 15.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burrowmoor Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · March
-
Westwood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · March
-
All Saints Interchurch Academy1.2 miles
Primary · March
-
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · March
-
Lionel Walden Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · March
Other schools in March
Cavalry Primary School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in March.
- All Saints Interchurch Academy Primary
- Benwick Primary School Primary
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy Primary
- Lionel Walden Primary School Primary
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy Primary
- Westwood Primary School Primary
- Neale-Wade Academy Secondary
- The Sage School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cavalry Primary School teach?
- Cavalry Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in March.
- Who is the headteacher of Cavalry Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cavalry Primary School is Mrs Sarah Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cavalry Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cavalry 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 Cavalry Primary School?
- Cavalry Primary School has 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cavalry Primary School full?
- Cavalry Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 407 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cavalry Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cavalry Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cavalry Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cavalry Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Cavalry Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cavalry Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cavalry Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cavalry Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Cavalry Primary School ranked 138th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cavalry Primary School's absence rate?
- Cavalry Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cavalry Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cavalry 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 10 July 2026.