Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 South Cambridgeshire

Waterbeach

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Waterbeach scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 30 July 2025 by South Cambridgeshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Waterbeach, from January 2022 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2022 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Waterbeach.

Food hygiene rating history for Waterbeach
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
30 July 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Waterbeach in Waterbeach has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Freshfields Primrose Lane,
Waterbeach,
Cambridgeshire,
CB25 9JZ

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Waterbeach. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Waterbeach?

Food hygiene at Waterbeach is inspected by South Cambridgeshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.scambs.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Waterbeach

What is Waterbeach’s food hygiene rating?

Waterbeach has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 July 2025.

When was Waterbeach last inspected?

Waterbeach was last inspected by South Cambridgeshire on 30 July 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.