Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy
Church Street, Great Wilbraham, Cambridge, CB21 5JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher David Sandford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Buckden Church of England Primary School
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 150022
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223880408
About this school
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy, 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Great Wilbraham CofE Primary School (URN 110789).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy 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 | — | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy compares
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy ranked 49th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 77 | — |
| Bottisham Community Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 21.3% | 245 | 1.6 miles |
| Fulbourn Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 254 | 2.2 miles |
| Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 17.9% | 77 | 2.8 miles |
| Teversham CofE VA Primary School | 73% | 6.3% | 39.9% | 161 | 3.3 miles |
| Bewick Bridge Community Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 15.3% | 222 | 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)
- 16.46%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.47%
- Persistent absence
- 8.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bottisham Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Fulbourn Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Teversham CofE VA Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy ranks 27th 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 ages does Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy teach?
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy is Headteacher David Sandford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy, 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 Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy?
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy full?
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 77 on roll (73%), 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 Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Is Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy is part of ACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2023/24 and 70% 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 Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy ranked 49th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy'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.