The Shade Primary School | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
Primary

The Shade Primary School

Primary

East Cambridgeshire · Ely · CB7 5DE https://www.theshadeprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
267
cap. 472
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
267
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
267
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Shade Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+31pp
59%42%24%
'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
13%
+13pp
13%7%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
267
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
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
2024/2555%13%81%45%65%13%81%35%94%81%107.0107.0107.025%267
2023/2424%0%72%24%31%0%59%10%69%69%103.0101.0102.017%253
2022/2359%7%90%38%66%7%76%17%83%79%107.0103.0104.0+2.30-1.50-0.7010%243
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published4%247
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published6%224
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published5%198

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
2024/2526725.125%27%17%5%10%
2023/2425326.617%25%15%5%10%
2022/2324323.610%21%16%6%16%
2021/2226524.313%18%13%6%16%
2020/2125625.113%14%10%
2018/1924725.44%15%6%3%3%
2017/1822423.16%12%8%3%
2016/1719825.75%9%6%3%

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