Voluntary controlled school · Cambridgeshire

The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

4–11Ages
307Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110807URN

Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

1.3per place

0.4 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

51 applications for 38 places · 135th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

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

51 applications · 38 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 1 of 13 years.

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	38	51	1.3	36	0.95
Sep 2025	42	57	1.4	42	1.00
Sep 2024	42	60	1.4	41	0.98
Sep 2023	43	64	1.5	44	1.02
Sep 2022	41	64	1.6	41	1.00
Sep 2021	30	46	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2020	29	51	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2019	31	54	1.7	30	0.97
Sep 2018	37	57	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2017	33	60	1.8	32	0.97
Sep 2016	41	70	1.7	35	0.85
Sep 2015	44	80	1.8	40	0.91
Sep 2014	39	90	2.3	34	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 58% · Maths 50% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%177th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	38%	0%	102	99
2023/24	63%	5%	105	104
2022/23	33%	0%	102	97

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

The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Ely St John's Community Primary School
2.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Little Thetford CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

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

Good2023

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stretham Community Primary School
4.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lantern Community Primary School
4.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Isle of Ely Primary School
4.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Robert Arkenstall Primary School
5.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Spring Meadow Infant School
5.3 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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110807 · 873/3058
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 307 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire

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