Gamlingay Village Primary
Station Road, Sandy, SG19 3HDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Gamlingay Village Primary is a primary school in Sandy for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 181st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2013.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 October 2013, report published 18 November 2013
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 July 2024
Pupils benefit from trusted adults who listen and look out for them. The adults keep the pupils happy and safe. They also support them to resolve any friendship issues or wider worries. Pupils with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who struggle with verbal communication, are supported to express their feelings well. Everyone is expected to participate fully in lessons and take pride in their work across all subjects. Those who need it get lots of extra support to close gaps in their knowledge. Due to recent improvements, pupils now learn to read confidently and are achieving increasingly well across the curriculum. However, some pupils have gaps in their mathematical knowledge. This limits how well some pupils achieve in mathematics. Pupils value that staff have thought carefully about how best to cater for their needs. Where pupils struggle with their own behaviour, staff support them to cope well. This means that lessons are calm and focused and interactions around the school are positive and kind. Pupils have lots of opportunities to follow their interests and develop culturally and socially. These include the choir performing in London and various residential trips.
What the school should improve
- The school has not ensured that all teachers use assessment precisely enough to identify where pupils have gaps in their mathematical knowledge. Therefore, some pupils have gaps in their mathematical knowledge that are not fully addressed. The school needs to ensure that teachers carefully identify where pupils have any gaps in their mathematical knowledge and put in place precise support to ensure they close these.
- On occasion, support staff do not use communication and language opportunities well enough to draw out high-quality learning from planned activities. This means that some children miss out on opportunities to acquire important knowledge and further develop their speech and language skills. The school needs to ensure that they provide further development for support staff on how to use high-quality speech and language opportunities, to draw out learning as effectively as possible, from planned activities.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
58 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
387 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Gamlingay Village Primary
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potton Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Everton Heath Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 77% met the expected standard |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Smith (Acting Principal)
- Phone
- 01767650208
- Address
- Station Road, Sandy, SG19 3HD
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 142638
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.