Thomas Eaton Primary Academy

Thomas Eaton Primary Academy has shown substantial improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good' across all areas evaluated. The school operates under the leadership of Executive Headteacher Angela Wood, who took her post in September 2023 amid a backdrop of changes within the leadership team. Pupils at the academy display a strong enthusiasm for learning and feel safe and well-supported. They benefit from a well-designed curriculum and effective phonics instruction, which has contributed to many becoming confident readers.

Strengths

• Pupils have a strong enthusiasm for learning.
• Relationships among pupils foster a safe and respectful environment.
• The revised curriculum is ambitious and allows pupils to build on prior knowledge.
• Phonics delivery is consistently high-quality, aiding reading development.
• Pupils with special educational needs are well supported and included.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers require more precise training to adequately support pupils with SEND.
• Inconsistencies in expectations regarding classroom routines affect pupil focus and attention.

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 Thomas Eaton Primary Academy attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.4% 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, 6.8% of pupils at Thomas Eaton Primary 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 Thomas Eaton Primary Academy had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 54.8% 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, 34.9% of pupils at Thomas Eaton Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Thomas Eaton Primary Academy received £7,912 and spent £8,959 for each of its 126 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £154,000 (-£1,219 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, income was £7,117 and spending £7,316 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 March · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

Thomas Eaton Primary Academy is part of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Burrowmoor Primary Academy March
• Glebelands Primary Academy Chatteris
• Murrow Primary Academy Wisbech
• Leverington Primary Academy Wisbech
• Gorefield Primary Academy Wisbech
• Braybrook Primary Academy Peterborough
• Wintringham Primary Academy St. Neots
• The Round House Primary Academy St Neots
• Kimbolton Primary Academy Huntingdon
• Winhills Primary Academy St Neots

What is Thomas Eaton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thomas Eaton Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Thomas Eaton Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Thomas Eaton Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Thomas Eaton Primary Academy have?

Thomas Eaton Primary Academy has 126 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thomas Eaton Primary Academy cover?

Thomas Eaton Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Thomas Eaton Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 27% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thomas Eaton Primary Academy?

Thomas Eaton Primary Academy is at Church Street, Wimblington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0QS.