Waterbeach Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 110621
- Address
- High Street, Waterbeach, CB25 9JU
- Website
- www.waterbeach.cambs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 527 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 14%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 66.8%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 6.3%
Indian 3.6%
Other 2.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Irish 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAverage1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Waterbeach Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 78
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 74 45 29 |
| Year 1 | 82 42 40 |
| Year 2 | 80 41 39 |
| Year 3 | 93 50 43 |
| Year 4 | 64 32 32 |
| Year 5 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 6 | 75 37 38 |