The Ashbeach Primary School

The Ashbeach Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspected domains. Pupils arrive at school eagerly, supported by a culture of care and respect fostered by both staff and the updated school values. The school has established a broad and ambitious curriculum that helps to engage pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, effectively. The focus on reading has resulted in most pupils becoming fluent readers by the end of Year 1, indicating strong early literacy development.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are welcomed warmly by staff.
• The school has high expectations for all pupils and provides engaging lessons.
• Pupils with SEND are well integrated and receive necessary support.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics teaching.
• A broad and balanced curriculum catering to mixed-age groups.
• Positive relationships with parents have improved attendance.
• Staff appreciate their well-being support.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils lack confidence in understanding fundamental British values.
• Support for pupils' transition to secondary school is insufficient.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Ashbeach Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at The Ashbeach Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Ashbeach Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.4% of pupils at The Ashbeach Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Ashbeach Primary School received £7,918 and spent £7,926 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £5,000 (-£34 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Ashbeach Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Ashbeach Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The Ashbeach Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Ashbeach Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The Ashbeach Primary School have?

The Ashbeach Primary School has 141 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Ashbeach Primary School cover?

The Ashbeach Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Ashbeach Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Ashbeach Primary School?

The Ashbeach Primary School is at Ashbeach Drove, Ramsey St Mary's, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2TG.