The Shade Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 29 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
139555
Address
The Shade, Soham, CB7 5DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
253 (49% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
24.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.6%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69.6%
Other White 13.4%
Mixed 6.4%
Unclassified 2.8%
African 2%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.3
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 107
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

The Shade Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
2
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 classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
12
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
6
5
Reception, Full-time
31
16
15
Year 1
29
15
14
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
30
18
12
Year 5
31
16
15
Year 6
29
19
10
Year 2023-2024

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