SCHOOL PROFILE

Warboys Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 146929
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 390 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 May 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 March 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 25 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 302 302 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 160 53.0% of pupils
Male pupils 142 47.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.2%
3.6 pts below England
School 21.2%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.0%
15.3 pts below England
School 5.0%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.8%
259
Any other White background
4.6%
14
Any other Asian background
1.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
5
African
1.0%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.5% 56 of 302 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.5%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.9% 48 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 2.7% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Specific learning difficulty 13
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Speech, language & communication 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Huntingdonshire 58.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Huntingdonshire 74.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Huntingdonshire 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Huntingdonshire 70.8%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.28%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.93 pts lower than England
School 5.28%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.69%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.13 pts lower than England
School 12.69%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.75%
Huntingdonshire 1.85%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.4% 10.7 pts below England
Warboys Primary Academy
77.4%
Huntingdonshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information