Burrowmoor Primary Academy
Burrowmoor Road, March, PE15 9RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 150374
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01354652330
About this school
Burrowmoor Primary Academy is a primary academy in March. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 326 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burrowmoor 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 Burrowmoor Primary School (URN 139843).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 39% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How Burrowmoor 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burrowmoor Primary Academy compares
Burrowmoor Primary Academy ranked 185th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 7.8% | 43.1% | 326 | — |
| Cavalry Primary School | 54% | 6.4% | 29.1% | 407 | 0.6 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 37.4% | 742 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Interchurch Academy | 17% | 7.2% | 32.3% | 184 | 0.9 miles |
| Thomas Eaton Primary Academy | 27% | 7.9% | 36.8% | 126 | 2.6 miles |
| Lionel Walden Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 205 | 3.5 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)
- 43.05%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 24.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cavalry Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · March
-
Westwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · March
-
All Saints Interchurch Academy0.9 miles
Primary · March
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Thomas Eaton Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · March
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Lionel Walden Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · March
Other schools in March
Burrowmoor Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in March.
- All Saints Interchurch Academy Primary
- Benwick Primary School Primary
- Cavalry Primary School 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 Burrowmoor Primary Academy teach?
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in March.
- Who is the headteacher of Burrowmoor Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Burrowmoor Primary Academy is Mrs Ruth Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burrowmoor Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burrowmoor 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 Burrowmoor Primary Academy?
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Burrowmoor Primary Academy full?
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 326 on roll (68%), 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 Burrowmoor Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Burrowmoor Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Burrowmoor Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burrowmoor Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Burrowmoor Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy is part of THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Burrowmoor Primary Academy compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy ranked 185th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burrowmoor Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burrowmoor Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burrowmoor 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.