Warboys Primary Academy

Warboys Primary Academy currently requires improvement in several key areas even though it has made some progress since its last inspection. The school is implementing necessary changes to enhance educational quality, but these efforts are still in the early stages, leaving some pupils with knowledge gaps. While the leadership is strong, issues related to curriculum implementation and behavior management remain ongoing challenges.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and cared for at the school.
• Teachers are beginning to adapt the curriculum to better meet pupils' needs.
• Students have access to a range of extracurricular opportunities that enrich their education.
• The school has effective support for pupils with SEND, with targeted plans and resources.
• Personal development curriculum prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum updates are not fully implemented, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Some staff do not consistently adapt teaching to meet the specific learning needs of pupils.
• Behavior management approaches are inconsistently applied, leading to some disruptive behavior.
• Regular absenteeism among certain pupils is a concern.

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 Warboys Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Warboys 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 Warboys Primary Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Warboys Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Warboys Primary Academy received £6,439 and spent £6,581 for each of its 318 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £162,000 (-£509 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Thomas Deacon Education Trust, income was £8,207 and spending £8,153 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 Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

Warboys Primary Academy is part of Thomas Deacon Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Upwood Primary Academy Huntingdon
• Thomas Deacon Academy Peterborough
• Gladstone Primary Academy Peterborough
• Queen Katharine Academy Peterborough
• Welbourne Primary Academy Peterborough

What is Warboys Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warboys Primary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Warboys Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Warboys Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Warboys Primary Academy have?

Warboys Primary Academy has 302 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warboys Primary Academy cover?

Warboys Primary Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Warboys Primary Academy?

Warboys Primary Academy is at Humberdale Way, Warboys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2RX.