Community school · Cambridgeshire

Robert Arkenstall Primary School

4–11Ages
269Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110635URN

Camping Close, High Street, Haddenham, Ely, CB6 3UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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35 applications for 26 places · 132nd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

19 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2025	31	54	1.7	27	0.87
Sep 2024	40	58	1.5	45	1.13
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	46	59	1.3	46	1.00
Sep 2021	32	42	1.3	31	0.97
Sep 2020	39	59	1.5	39	1.00
Sep 2019	31	47	1.5	30	0.97
Sep 2018	32	53	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2017	33	49	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2016	38	61	1.6	39	1.03
Sep 2015	38	58	1.5	43	1.13
Sep 2014	35	63	1.8	34	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 69% · Maths 58% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%141st of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	6%	107	103
2023/24	41%	8%	104	102
2022/23	73%	18%	108	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Robert Arkenstall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wilburton CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sutton CofE VC Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Stretham Community Primary School
5.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
5.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Little Thetford CofE Primary School
6.8 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Earith Primary School
7.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Willingham Primary School
7.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110635 · 873/2070
Capacity: 300 pupils · 269 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Camping Close, High Street, Haddenham, Ely, CB6 3UA
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources