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Waterbeach Community Primary School
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Effectiveness of leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good
Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
Outcomes for pupils Good
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Foundational Skills: Pupils' attainment has risen in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, particularly in mathematics and writing.
Success of the Curriculum: Students settle well and make good progress from their various starting points.
Areas Needing Improvement: Leaders need to ensure the teaching of reading skills enables strong progress in reading, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils’ achievement across the school is improving, particularly in mathematics and writing.
Support for Falling Behind: Leaders ensure that the school meets the needs of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs or disability.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils behave very well; they are polite, courteous, and friendly. They adhere well to the school’s golden rules.
Support for SEND Pupils: Pupils with special educational needs or disability make good progress due to strong leadership in this area.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils enjoy school, feel safe, and bullying is very rare.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: The vast majority of parents agree their children feel safe and are well looked after.
Parent Feedback: Parents are very supportive of the school and are pleased with the work of leaders.
Parental Involvement: Parents play an increasingly active role in the daily life of the school.
Extracurricular Activities: The school offers a wide range of extracurricular clubs, including unusual ones like ballet, photography, and 'young filmmakers'.
Teacher Engagement: Assessment is developing well, and teachers plan exciting lessons and experiences.
Impact on Student Progress: The proportion of pupils making good progress is increasing throughout the school.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Checks on teaching are more closely linked to pupils’ achievement, ensuring consistent application of the school's policies.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Some less effective guided reading sessions lead to slower learning and some loss of focus among pupils.
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Waterbeach Community Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

It has 516 students from age 4-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 22 : 1.

At this school, 44% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 4-11 3-11 3-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 22.4 25.8 19.1
Proficient Math 103 108 106
Proficient Read 104 109 106
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 103 97 97
Reading 104 99 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 44% 55.21% 55.92%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 10% 7.3% 7.4%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 1.5 Above Average
Writing 2.9 Above Average
Maths 1.5 Above Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 2 92 96
Reading 107 2 93 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77% 14 56.09% 60.39%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 19% 11 8.65% 9.69%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.7 Above Average
Writing 0.0 Average
Maths 0.9 Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 2 90 94
Reading 105 91 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% 7 55.31% 59.48%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 8% 1 8.78% 9.14%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -2.6 Below Average
Writing -2.5 Below Average
Maths -1.7 Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 88 93
Reading 105 89 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70% 52.19% 56.27%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 7% 7.67% 8.17%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 1.2 Above Average
Writing 1.4 Above Average
Maths 3.1 Above Average
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
22 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Waterbeach Community Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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