The Weatheralls Primary School

The Weatheralls Primary School is currently rated as requiring improvement in overall effectiveness, primarily due to the inconsistencies in the quality of education experienced by pupils over time. While the school has made strong strides in enhancing its curriculum and ensuring staff are equipped with the necessary training, staffing turbulence has caused gaps in pupils' knowledge, particularly in writing and mathematics. Despite these challenges, the school displays notable strengths in promoting positive behaviour and attitudes among pupils, as well as in their personal development and well-being, which fosters a supportive learning environment.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy positive relationships with staff.
• The school prioritises reading and implements effective phonics teaching.
• Pupils with SEND receive timely support tailored to their needs.
• High ambitions for pupil success and focus on personal development.
• Leaders have demonstrated clear intentions to improve the quality of education.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the quality of education have led to gaps in knowledge.
• Assessment systems lack precision in identifying pupils' misunderstandings.
• A significant minority of parents feel communication from the school is insufficient.
• Extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities are limited for pupils.

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 Weatheralls Primary School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.7% 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, 3.8% of pupils at The Weatheralls 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 Weatheralls Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.9% 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, 28.9% of pupils at The Weatheralls Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 The Weatheralls Primary School received £7,181 and spent £7,891 for each of its 367 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £131,000 (-£357 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of Anglian Learning, income was £7,678 and spending £7,759 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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The Weatheralls Primary School is part of Anglian Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Soham Village College Ely
• The Shade Primary School Ely
• The Pines Primary School Bury St. Edmunds
• Kennett Primary School Newmarket
• Bottisham Village College Cambridge
• Bottisham Community Primary School Cambridge
• Fen Ditton Primary School Cambridge
• Marleigh Primary Academy Cambridge
• The Netherhall School Cambridge
• Meadow Primary School Cambridge

What is The Weatheralls Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Weatheralls Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was The Weatheralls Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Weatheralls Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does The Weatheralls Primary School have?

The Weatheralls Primary School has 342 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Weatheralls Primary School cover?

The Weatheralls Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Weatheralls Primary School?

The Weatheralls Primary School is at Pratt Street, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5BH.