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Gamlingay Village Primary

Primary Ages 3-11 387 pupils Sandy
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Gamlingay Village Primary is an academy converter in Sandy for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 387 pupils on roll. In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Station Road
Sandy
SG19 3HD
Phone 01767650208
Reference Number 142638

General Makeup

Number of pupils 387
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.35%
Girls: 50.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 19 41
2 20 26 46
3 34 21 55
4 21 35 56
5 25 31 56
6 32 16 48

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.9%
Unclassified 14.5%
White, Other 1.6%
White & Asian 1.3%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 10 Jul 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
10 Jul 2024 School inspection
05 Mar 2019 Short inspection
07 Apr 2016 Academy conversion letter
22 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Gamlingay First School
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
11 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
07 Nov 2005 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5
Writing -0.2
Maths -2.9

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 2
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 15 9

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Gamlingay Village Primary had 364 pupils for 420 places. 56 places (13.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Comberton Rural 1 Primary” planning area

Cambridgeshire counted 155 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 154 in 2029–30, down 1%.

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 224224224420420420420420420
Pupils 186210272309347385392384364
Unfilled 17.0%6.2%0.0%26.4%17.4%8.3%6.7%8.6%13.3%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Gamlingay Village Primary attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.6%2.6%2.9%2.7%5.9%5.3%4.8%4.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%0.6%0.4%0.3%0.8%1.6%1.6%1.6%
Severely absent pupils 1.2%0.9%1.8%0.0%1.2%2.0%2.0%1.5%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.3% of pupils at Gamlingay Village Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.34.21.30.55.05.3
Permanent exclusions 000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Gamlingay Village Primary had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.913.312.913.410.69.79.08.59.08.1
Teachers who left state teaching 9.3%3.3%4.2%7.2%2.3%19.9%7.9%17.6%12.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 38.9%35.3%45.0%–57.9%68.4%36.4%10.5%27.3%–
Sick days per teacher 1.31.41.1–9.96.11.80.50.6–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.6% of pupils at Gamlingay Village Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 21 4
No specialist assessment of need 18 0
Speech, language and communication needs 13 3
Specific learning difficulty 16 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 5
Moderate learning difficulty 2 3
Hearing impairment 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 2 0
Vision impairment 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Gamlingay Village Primary received £6,873 and spent £7,171 for each of its 395 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £100,000 (£254 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Cam Academy Trust, income was £8,882 and spending £9,053 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £59,000£96,000£128,000£149,000£134,000£140,000£100,000
per pupil £198£306£380£389£344£349£254
In-year balance -£88,000£38,000-£127,000£101,000£252,000-£85,000-£118,000
per pupil -£294£120-£378£263£647-£213-£298

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
Potton Primary School
Mill Lane, Potton, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2PG
2.08 miles
Everton Heath Primary School
33 Potton Road, Everton, Nr Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2LE
2.32 miles
Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School
Little Lane, Great Gransden, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 3AE
2.97 miles
Sutton CofE VA Primary School
High Street, Sutton, Bedfordshire, SG19 2NE
3.11 miles
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School
Church Lane, Wrestlingworth, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2EU
3.15 miles
Robert Peel Primary School
Dapifer Drive, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1QJ
4.51 miles
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
Ivel Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1AX
4.53 miles
Maple Tree Primary School
Hawk Drive, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2WA
4.56 miles
Laburnum Primary School
Laburnum Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1HQ
4.82 miles
Dunton CofE Junior School
High Street, Dunton, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8RN
4.92 miles
Name Distance
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus
The Oaks, Potton Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0EP
4 miles
Sandy Secondary School
Engayne Avenue, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1BL
4.48 miles
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Potton Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0EJ
4.72 miles

All schools in Sandy · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

Gamlingay Village Primary is part of The Cam Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Gamlingay Village Primary have?

Gamlingay Village Primary has 387 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gamlingay Village Primary cover?

Gamlingay Village Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Gamlingay Village Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gamlingay Village Primary?

Gamlingay Village Primary is at Station Road, Sandy, SG19 3HD.

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