Community school · Cambridgeshire

Stretham Community Primary School

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110645URN

Wood Lane, Stretham, Ely, CB6 3JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

34 applications for 24 places · 125th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

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

34 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
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	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2025	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2024	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2022	31	47	1.5	36	1.16
Sep 2021	26	48	1.9	22	0.85
Sep 2020	20	37	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2019	23	31	1.4	21	0.91
Sep 2018	17	29	1.7	16	0.94
Sep 2017	26	39	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2016	18	23	1.3	18	1.00
Sep 2015	18	22	1.2	15	0.83
Sep 2014	25	45	1.8	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 63% · Maths 71% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%83rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	105	103
2023/24	67%	8%	106	104
2022/23	52%	9%	102	104

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

Stretham Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Little Thetford CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wilburton CofE Primary School
3.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
4.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Robert Arkenstall Primary School
5.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ely St John's Community Primary School
5.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lantern Community Primary School
6.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Shade Primary School
7.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Spring Meadow Infant School
7.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110645 · 873/2084
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wood Lane, Stretham, Ely, CB6 3JN
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire

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