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The Shade Primary School

The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE

Local ranking106th of 210 primary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

472

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
55.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
65.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
267
Boys
145 (54%)
Girls
122 (46%)
Capacity
472 (57% full)
SEND
25.5%
FSM Eligible
17.3%
EAL
27.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
7.1%
SEN Support
18.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,680/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 68.8%
  • White Other: 14.2%
  • Black African: 3.5%
  • Mixed Other: 3.1%
  • Asian Other: 2.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
  • Asian Indian: 1.5%

68.8%

White British

14.2%

White Other

3.5%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139555
UKPRN
10041579
Establishment No.
2008
Trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING

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