Foundation school · Cambridgeshire

Wheatfields Primary School

4–11Ages
287Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131197URN

Nene Way, St Ives, PE27 3WF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

60 applications for 36 places · 90th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 36 places offered · 30 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	60	1.7	30	0.83
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2024	35	72	2.1	35	1.00
Sep 2023	21	62	3.0	21	1.00
Sep 2022	34	72	2.1	32	0.94
Sep 2021	38	78	2.1	38	1.00
Sep 2020	37	82	2.2	36	0.97
Sep 2019	50	86	1.7	50	1.00
Sep 2018	46	100	2.2	46	1.00
Sep 2017	60	121	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2016	59	139	2.4	69	1.17
Sep 2015	60	135	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2014	59	131	2.2	55	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 64% · Maths 64% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%121st of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	0%	105	103
2023/24	44%	6%	105	102
2022/23	49%	3%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wheatfields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thorndown Primary School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Westfield Junior School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Hemingford Grey Primary School
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Holywell CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Houghton Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131197 · 873/3392
Capacity: 420 pupils · 287 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Nene Way, St Ives, PE27 3WF
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources