The Council is progressing plans for the first primary academy and early years facility at Waterbeach New Town. The new primary school will provide 630 primary places and 78 pre-school places. The school will be run by Anglian Learning and will be called Deneia Primary Academy.
A public consultation was held on 18 March 2025, where the following plans for the school were displayed ahead of a planning application submission date of June 2025. Subject to planning approval, works are programmed to commence in early 2026 for completion in spring 2027. The opening date for the school is subject to ongoing review.
Anglian Learning Trust (ALT)
Following a sponsor selection process, a recommendation was made to the Children and Young People’s (CYP) committee on 30 November 2021 to seek approval for Anglian Learning to be named as the approved sponsor for the new primary school on the Waterbeach New Town development. This was upheld by members.
On 11 January 2022, the Council was informed by the Regional Schools Commissioner that Anglian Learning has been given Secretary of State approval to sponsor the proposed new primary free school in Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire under section 6A (the ‘free school presumption’) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. Please visit Anglian Learning’s website for Deneia Primary Academy for more information.
If you have queries relating to this project, please refer to the Questions and Answers document on this page, for further information.
