The Shade Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 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
- 267 (50% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 27%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 67%
Other White 13.9%
Mixed 7.1%
African 3.4%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.3
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 24%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Shade Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 20 10 10 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 8 6 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 20 12 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 3 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 4 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 5 | 30 20 10 |
| Year 6 | 31 17 14 |