Wheatfields Primary School

Nene Way, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 3WF

Not rated

Inspected 5 November 2024 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

57%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

298

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Foundation school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Cambridgeshire →
School Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 298 / 420 (71%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Last Ofsted Inspection: 5 November 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

16.1%

Disadvantaged

18.8%

EAL

1.3%

SEN support

7.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

57%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

4.1%

Overall absence

8.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

13.03

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.3 vs 2023/24

22.9

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

10.64

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.5 vs 2023/24

£45,856

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 13% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,408 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.2 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,011

Spend per pupil

£6,752

Income per pupil

44%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.