The Weatheralls Primary School
Pratt Street, Soham, CB7 5BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruchi Sabharwal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 143941
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01353720456
About this school
The Weatheralls Primary School is a primary academy in Soham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 342 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 72 | 76 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 32% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 57% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 58% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 59% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 The Weatheralls 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 390 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Weatheralls Primary School compares
The Weatheralls Primary School ranked 166th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 7.7% | 30.9% | 342 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 75% | 5.5% | 16.3% | 461 | 0.6 miles |
| The Shade Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 17.3% | 250 | 1.1 miles |
| Fordham CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 11.6% | 413 | 2.9 miles |
| Isleham Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 11% | 201 | 3.1 miles |
| Burwell Village College (Primary) | 66% | 4.3% | 21% | 374 | 4.1 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)
- 30.92%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.67%
- Persistent absence
- 21.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ely
-
The Shade Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Fordham CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Isleham Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Burwell Village College (Primary)4.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Common questions
- What year groups does The Weatheralls Primary School teach?
- The Weatheralls Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Soham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Weatheralls Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Weatheralls Primary School is Mrs Ruchi Sabharwal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Weatheralls Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Weatheralls 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 The Weatheralls Primary School?
- The Weatheralls Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Weatheralls Primary School full?
- The Weatheralls Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 342 on roll (54%), 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 The Weatheralls Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Weatheralls Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Weatheralls Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Weatheralls Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Weatheralls Primary School?
- The Weatheralls Primary School is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Weatheralls Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Weatheralls Primary School rank locally?
- The Weatheralls Primary School ranked 166th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Weatheralls Primary School's absence rate?
- The Weatheralls Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Weatheralls Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Weatheralls 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 10 July 2026.