Downham Feoffees Primary Academy | School performance

61%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

149

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

149

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

61%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

149

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCambridgeshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Downham Feoffees Primary Academy · Primary · Cambridgeshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

61%

+4pp

65%56%47%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 61%

RWM higher standard

11%

+7pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

61%

Reading higher standard

22%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

22%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

149

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Main Street, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2ST

Local authority

Cambridgeshire

Website

www.downhamfeoffees.org

Telephone

01353699325

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	61%	11%	61%	22%	78%	17%	83%	22%	78%	78%	103.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	21%	149
2023/24	57%	4%	68%	21%	75%	4%	64%	25%	79%	75%	103.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	10%	164
2022/23	47%	0%	63%	26%	74%	0%	79%	21%	68%	79%	107.0	105.0	106.0	-0.10	-1.20	-0.70	11%	159
2018/19	65%	13%	78%	35%	83%	17%	74%	35%	78%	83%	105.0	106.0	106.0	-0.70	-1.20	-0.70	7%	174
2017/18	65%	0%	70%	20%	75%	0%	80%	10%	80%	75%	102.0	103.0	105.0	-3.80	-4.20	-1.80	—	182
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	149	19.6	21%	7%	13%	4%	6%
2023/24	164	18.6	10%	6%	14%	5%	11%
2022/23	159	18.9	11%	5%	18%	5%	12%
2021/22	155	18.4	13%	4%	18%	6%	14%
2020/21	161	19.3	16%	4%	20%	—	—
2018/19	174	22.4	7%	2%	13%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	27.5	—	—	—	4%	9%