Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
Pig Lane, St Ives, PE27 5QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Summerfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 219
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 110707
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480463958
About this school
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in St Ives. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 211 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Eastfield Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastfield Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 20% | 211 | — |
| Westfield Junior School | 48% | 4.4% | 23.9% | 234 | 0.1 miles |
| Wheatfields Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 16.1% | 287 | 0.6 miles |
| Thorndown Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 478 | 0.8 miles |
| Hemingford Grey Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 244 | 1.2 miles |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 12.1% | 193 | 1.7 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
-
Ungraded inspection report27 November 2024
- 25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 48.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 10.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westfield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Wheatfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Thorndown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Hemingford Grey Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Holywell CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · St Ives
Other schools in St Ives
- Holywell CofE Primary School Primary
- Thorndown Primary School Primary
- Westfield Junior School Primary
- Wheatfields Primary School Primary
- St Ivo Academy Secondary
- Aurora Fairway School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Eastfield Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in St Ives.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastfield Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Eastfield Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Laura Summerfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eastfield Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastfield Infant and Nursery 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 Eastfield Infant and Nursery School?
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Eastfield Infant and Nursery School full?
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 219 pupils and 211 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eastfield Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Eastfield Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastfield Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eastfield Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Eastfield Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Eastfield Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Eastfield Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.