Thomas Eaton Primary Academy
Church Street, Wimblington, March, PE15 0QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 143955
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01354740392
About this school
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy is a primary academy in March. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 126 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 18 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 44% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 61% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 56% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 44% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Thomas Eaton Primary 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 | 50% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 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 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 145 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Eaton Primary Academy compares
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy ranked 191st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 7.9% | 36.8% | 126 | — |
| Lionel Walden Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 205 | 1.2 miles |
| Cavalry Primary School | 54% | 6.4% | 29.1% | 407 | 2.4 miles |
| Burrowmoor Primary Academy | 32% | 7.8% | 43.1% | 326 | 2.6 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 37.4% | 742 | 3.2 miles |
| All Saints Interchurch Academy | 17% | 7.2% | 32.3% | 184 | 3.5 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)
- 36.84%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.93%
- Persistent absence
- 20.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lionel Walden Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · March
-
Cavalry Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · March
-
Burrowmoor Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · March
-
Westwood Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · March
-
All Saints Interchurch Academy3.5 miles
Primary · March
Other schools in March
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in March.
- All Saints Interchurch Academy Primary
- Benwick Primary School Primary
- Burrowmoor Primary Academy Primary
- Cavalry Primary School Primary
- Lionel Walden Primary School Primary
- Westwood Primary School Primary
- Neale-Wade Academy Secondary
- The Sage School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas Eaton Primary Academy teach?
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in March.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Eaton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Thomas Eaton Primary Academy is Mrs Angela Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Eaton Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Eaton Primary 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 Thomas Eaton Primary Academy?
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Thomas Eaton Primary Academy full?
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 126 on roll (60%), 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 Thomas Eaton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Thomas Eaton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Eaton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Eaton Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thomas Eaton Primary Academy?
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy is part of THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thomas Eaton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Eaton Primary Academy rank locally?
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy ranked 191st of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Eaton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Thomas Eaton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Eaton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Eaton Primary 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 10 July 2026.