Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School
7 Hay Street, Royston, SG8 0PD
141 pupils · 68% of 208 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 9 June 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 12 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 19 | 30 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 20 | 40 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 21 | 44 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 20 | 41 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 27 | 43 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 20 | 44 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 22 | 37 | 24 |
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
- Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy 1.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Ashwell Primary School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bassingbourn Primary School 4.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dunton CofE Junior School 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tannery Drift School 6.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.