Eileen Wade Primary School
High Street, Upper Dean, Huntingdon, PE28 0ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- North Bedfordshire Schools Trust (NBST)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Virnuls
- Federation
- Federation of Eileen Wade and Milton Ernest CoE Primary Schools
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 109443
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234708260
About this school
Eileen Wade Primary School is a foundation primary school in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 70 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 77% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 42% | 85% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 92% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 77% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Eileen Wade Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bedford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 50.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eileen Wade Primary School compares
Eileen Wade Primary School ranked 22nd of 51 primary schools in Bedford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.2% | 10% | 70 | — |
| Riseley CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 121 | 2.7 miles |
| Kimbolton Primary Academy | 83% | 3.9% | 20.3% | 59 | 3.3 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Academy | 46% | 4.6% | 26% | 215 | 4.2 miles |
| Raunds Park Infant School | — | 5.7% | 17.6% | 149 | 4.2 miles |
| Kymbrook Primary School | 75% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 76 | 4.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Riseley CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Kimbolton Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
St Peter's Church of England Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Raunds Park Infant School4.2 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Kymbrook Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Huntingdon
Eileen Wade Primary School ranks 15th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Huntingdon.
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alconbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Brampton Village Primary School Primary
- Bury CofE Primary School Primary
- Cromwell Academy Primary
- Earith Primary School Primary
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School Primary
- Godmanchester Community Academy Primary
- Hartford Infant and Preschool Primary
- Hartford Junior School Primary
- Hemingford Grey Primary School Primary
- Houghton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eileen Wade Primary School teach?
- Eileen Wade Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Eileen Wade Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eileen Wade Primary School is Mrs Lisa Virnuls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eileen Wade Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eileen Wade Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Eileen Wade Primary School?
- Eileen Wade Primary School has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eileen Wade Primary School full?
- Eileen Wade Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 70 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eileen Wade Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eileen Wade Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eileen Wade Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eileen Wade Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Eileen Wade Primary School?
- Eileen Wade Primary School is part of North Bedfordshire Schools Trust (NBST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eileen Wade Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eileen Wade Primary School rank locally?
- Eileen Wade Primary School ranked 22nd of 51 primary schools in Bedford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eileen Wade Primary School's absence rate?
- Eileen Wade Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eileen Wade Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eileen Wade Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.