William de Yaxley Church of England Academy
Landsdowne Road, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Shona Milne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Sponsor
- Grace Schools
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 141211
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733240323
About this school
William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 205 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 37% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 65% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 60% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 65% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 William de Yaxley Church of England Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William de Yaxley Church of England Academy compares
William de Yaxley Church of England Academy ranked 175th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.1% | 26.3% | 205 | — |
| Yaxley Infant School | — | 4.1% | 20.1% | 143 | 0.2 miles |
| Fourfields Community Primary School | 65% | 5% | 20.5% | 448 | 0.3 miles |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 14.7% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Hampton Vale Primary Academy | 73% | 4.1% | 21.2% | 702 | 1.3 miles |
| Hampton Lakes Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 18.2% | 417 | 1.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.34%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 10.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yaxley Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Fourfields Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Vale Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Lakes Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
William de Yaxley Church of England Academy ranks 75th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does William de Yaxley Church of England Academy teach?
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of William de Yaxley Church of England Academy?
- The executive headteacher of William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is Mrs Shona Milne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was William de Yaxley Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William de Yaxley Church of England Academy, 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 William de Yaxley Church of England Academy?
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is William de Yaxley Church of England Academy full?
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 205 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 William de Yaxley Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does William de Yaxley Church of England Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records William de Yaxley Church of England Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs William de Yaxley Church of England Academy?
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy is part of GRACE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have William de Yaxley Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William de Yaxley Church of England Academy rank locally?
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy ranked 175th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William de Yaxley Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William de Yaxley Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William de Yaxley Church of England Academy'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 1 July 2026.