Melbourn Primary School
Mortlock Street, Royston, SG8 6DB
357 pupils · 85% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 21%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 43 | 59 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 45 | 68 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 44 | 74 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 53 | 79 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 65 | 83 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 44 | 66 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 51 | 78 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 50 | 74 | 54 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Meldreth Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Fowlmere Primary School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Roman Way Academy 3.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Icknield Walk First School 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Foxton Primary School 4.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.