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EnglandEast of EnglandSouth CambridgeshireCB25 9JUWaterbeach Community Primary School
Primary

Waterbeach Community Primary School

Primary

South Cambridgeshire · Cambridge · CB25 9JU www.waterbeach.cambs.sch.uk/

Pupils
527
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
527
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
527
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Waterbeach Community Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+1pp
77%61%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
6%
-9pp
19%13%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
527
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
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
2024/2557%6%78%31%69%13%60%22%74%64%105.0102.0103.014%527
2023/2456%15%79%35%68%19%65%21%71%66%107.0103.0104.013%516
2022/2344%10%67%24%67%13%68%24%83%68%104.0103.0103.0+1.50+2.90+1.509%490
2018/1977%19%79%48%85%31%83%46%85%81%107.0107.0107.0+0.70+0.00+0.906%392
2017/1863%8%73%27%85%10%71%25%73%83%105.0105.0108.0-2.60-2.50-1.706%363
2016/1770%7%77%27%86%9%82%43%82%84%105.0107.0107.0+1.20+1.40+3.106%351

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
2024/2552721.414%14%21%4%9%
2023/2451622.413%11%19%5%8%
2022/2349022.19%11%19%5%9%
2021/2245121.39%10%18%6%14%
2020/2142320.08%11%17%
2018/1939223.76%12%14%4%4%
2017/1836323.56%11%14%4%4%
2016/1735124.36%14%12%4%8%

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