Linton CofE Infant School
Church Lane, Cambridge, CB21 4JX
153 pupils · 85% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 23 June 2026, published 15 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 37 | 55 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 45 | 69 | 46 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 51 | 69 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 45 | 63 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 50 | 64 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 53 | 53 | 80 | 53 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 49 | 73 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 58 | 74 | 58 |
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
- Linton Heights Junior School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Great Abington Primary School 3.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Meadow Primary School 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ashdon Primary School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School 6.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy 6.8 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.