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Thomas Eaton Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cambridgeshire

Church Street, March, PE15 0QS

Website 01354740392

44

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 11/10/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.1%

20.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

126

Capacity used

Has space

60%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

13 of 13 families who put it first got an offer

14

Places offered

22

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1313● 100%
2nd preference60● 0%
3rd preference30● 0%
Total221359%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Nicola Webb
Address
Church Street, Wimblington, March, PE15 0QS
Phone
01354740392
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Ward / constituency
Doddington & Wimblington · North East Cambridgeshire
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
143955

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals27%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support24%——
56% boys (70)44% girls (56)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST

126 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    11 October 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 108 pupils

Attendance

92.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

20.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

5.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
26%
21/22
24%
22/23
21%
23/24
20%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths44%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard27%
-35% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard60%
-15% vs England
Higher standard27%
-6% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard40%
-32% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard40%
-34% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard47%
-26% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard47%
-35% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

672019502023442024272025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)27%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.