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Willingham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Thodays Close, Willingham, Cambridge CB24 5LE · willingham.cambs.sch.uk · 01954 283030
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 364
- 87% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Willingham Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 144
- 42% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (22%) with SEND