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
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
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 |