Wheatfields Primary School
Nene Way, St Ives, PE27 3WFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Wheatfields Primary School is a primary school in St Ives for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 4th of 4 primary schools in St Ives. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024, report published 3 December 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 November 2024
Pupils enjoy attending Wheatfields Primary School. Many pupils say the lessons are what they like best. The school places a high value on everyone being included. Everyone is welcomed warmly. Pupils feel safe and well cared for by staff. Pupils enjoy their learning. They study a broad and interesting curriculum. The school has worked hard to ensure that learning is interesting. This is helping pupils to achieve increasingly well. Pupils respond well to the school's high expectations of them. In the past, this has not always been reflected in pupils' achievement in national tests and assessments. However, the school has identified, and made, changes to the curriculum and how it is taught. As a result, pupils achieve well. Pupils understand the school's values of being resilient and reflective learners. They show respect for staff. There is a calm and orderly atmosphere in lessons. Pupils appreciate the range of clubs and activities they can experience. There are regular opportunities for the older pupils to have additional responsibilities. Pupils elect members to represent their views on the school and eco-councils. They help to decide how some areas of the school are organised. These opportunities help pupils to become responsible citizens.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes, teachers' checks on pupils' understanding are not effective. Consequently, some misconceptions go unchecked and become embedded. As a result, pupils do not learn some important knowledge as securely as the school has planned. The school should ensure that agreed approaches for checking pupils' understanding of new learning are implemented consistently to prevent misconceptions from being carried forward by some pupils.
- During unstructured times, some pupils' behaviour is not as polite and respectful as it could be. Some staff do not consistently uphold high expectations of pupils' behaviour outside of lessons. The school should ensure that the same calm, self-regulation seen in classrooms is reflected at playtimes and lunchtimes.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
44 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
287 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Wheatfields Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorndown Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Westfield Junior School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Eastfield Infant and Nursery School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Hemingford Grey Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 39% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Verney-Davies
- Phone
- 01480466919
- Address
- Nene Way, St Ives, PE27 3WF
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 131197
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.