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Fordham CofE Primary School

Primary

East Cambridgeshire · Ely · CB7 5NL www.fordhamprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
414
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Fordham CofE Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+8pp
90%72%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
23%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Isleham Road, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NL
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%0%77%38%70%3%83%13%92%70%107.0105.0105.020%414
2023/2454%3%67%26%61%11%72%13%85%70%105.0104.0105.015%414
2022/2368%5%83%20%69%12%75%19%90%78%106.0105.0106.0-1.70-2.00-0.8016%418
2018/1990%23%90%50%93%27%100%33%100%100%108.0107.0111.0+2.90+1.70+1.608%315
2017/1890%7%93%50%100%20%97%37%100%97%109.0108.0112.0+4.50+2.70+3.5011%277
2016/1774%16%84%39%89%32%82%26%87%97%106.0105.0111.0+2.60+2.90+1.0013%259

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541420.120%5%12%5%9%
2023/2441419.215%5%14%6%14%
2022/2341819.416%5%14%6%11%
2021/2241018.816%5%13%6%18%
2020/2137722.612%5%12%
2018/1931520.28%4%10%3%5%
2017/1827721.311%3%11%3%5%
2016/1725919.213%3%12%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.