The Shade Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.463 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
The Shade Primary School is a primary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Shade Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.463 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.425 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.591 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.689 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.408 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.508 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.318 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.521 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.463 miles away, the 5th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Across Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, the middle figure was 1.74 miles; here the 2026 distance was about level with 2025's, nearer than 2018's.
- Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 250 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “The Shade is a happy and safe school.”
- “Pupils know and embody the school’s values.”
- “They are respectful to peers and adults.”
To improve
- “While this is the case, the school’s provisional results in key stage 2 national tests fell in 2024.”
- “This was especially so in writing.”
- “That said, sometimes the choice of learning activities is less successful.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- The Weatheralls Primary School 1.2 mi Requires improvement
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Isleham Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fordham CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stretham Community Primary School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Spring Meadow Infant School 4.4 mi Good
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School 4.5 mi Good