Fordham CofE Primary SchoolThe Weatheralls Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Fordham CofE Primary School and The Weatheralls Primary School are primary schools.

  • Fordham CofE Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Weatheralls Primary School scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Fordham CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Fordham CofE Primary School was judged Good and The Weatheralls Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Fordham CofE Primary School and 44.0% for The Weatheralls Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Fordham CofE Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Weatheralls Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Fordham CofE Primary School versus The Weatheralls Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ElyFordham CofE Primary SchoolSohamThe Weatheralls Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF27/100
Local ranking141st of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure202nd of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll414 367
Capacity420 630
LocationEly, CB7 5NL Soham, CB7 5BH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure44.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census414 367
Free school meals (ever 6)11.6% 30.9%
English as an additional language5.1% 16.9%
SEN support16.9% 18.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure7.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.3% Stronger figure21.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Fordham CofE Primary School

The Weatheralls Primary School

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