William de Yaxley Church of England Academy

William de Yaxley Church of England Academy has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas of evaluation. Pupils exhibit pride in their school community, demonstrate positive behavior, and show a strong interest in learning. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, and staff are committed to fostering pupils' emotional well-being and personal development. The inclusion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is a notable strength, as they participate fully in all aspects of school life. The inspection recognized the steps the school is taking to enhance learning and teaching, particularly in reading and other academic areas.

Strengths

• High expectations for behavior contribute to a calm learning environment.
• Pupils with SEND are fully included and actively participate in lessons.
• Strong emphasis on reading across the curriculum.
• Positive relationships among pupils and staff support emotional well-being.
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities enhance personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils lack opportunities to revisit and apply learned knowledge.
• Teachers' subject knowledge needs further improvement in certain areas.

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 William de Yaxley Church of England Academy attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at William de Yaxley Church of England Academy 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 William de Yaxley Church of England Academy had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 26.8% of pupils at William de Yaxley Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 2024–25 William de Yaxley Church of England Academy received £7,122 and spent £6,083 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Grace Schools, income was £7,113 and spending £6,207 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Peterborough · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is part of Grace Schools, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Farcet CofE (C) Primary School Peterborough
• Stilton Church of England Primary Academy Peterborough
• St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Peterborough
• Holme CofE Primary School Peterborough
• Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School Peterborough
• Bury CofE Primary School Huntingdon
• Ermine Street Church Academy Alconbury Weald
• St John's CofE Primary School Huntingdon
• Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School Wisbech
• Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School Ely

What is William de Yaxley Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was William de Yaxley Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

William de Yaxley Church of England Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does William de Yaxley Church of England Academy have?

William de Yaxley Church of England Academy has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does William de Yaxley Church of England Academy cover?

William de Yaxley Church of England Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are William de Yaxley Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is William de Yaxley Church of England Academy?

William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is at Landsdowne Road, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3JL.