Waterbeach Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 28 2019 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
516 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
11%
Free school meals (FSM)
19%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.8%
Other White 9.3%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 2.3%
African 2.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Irish 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.5
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Waterbeach Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
69
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
68
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
82
43
39
Year 1
82
43
39
Year 2
90
47
43
Year 3
65
34
31
Year 4
62
29
33
Year 5
73
36
37
Year 6
62
27
35
Year 2023-2024

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