Wheatfields Primary School is a primary school located in St Ives. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Nene Way, St Ives, PE27 3WF
Website: www.wheatfields.eschools.co.uk/
Telephone: 01480466919
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Theresa Thornton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131197

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 350
Number of Boys: 191
Number of Girls: 159

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.2
Maths
N/A: -1.5 Confidence interval -3 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wheatfields Primary School
Nene Way , PE27 3WF
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Thorndown Primary School
Hill Rise , PE27 6SE
3out of 4 1,042 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield Junior School
Ramsey Road , PE27 5RG
3out of 4 1,071 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
Pig Lane , PE27 5QT
2out of 4 1,124 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hemingford Grey Primary School
St Ives Road , Hemingford Grey PE28 9DU
3out of 4 2,762 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ivo Academy
High Leys , PE27 6RR
3out of 4 1,205 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.