Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Isle of Ely Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140483URN

School Road, Ely, CB6 2FG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

127 applications for 60 places · 36th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 June 2017
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

127 applications · 60 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 0.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 12 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	60	127	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2025	60	125	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2024	59	144	2.4	62	1.05
Sep 2023	50	145	2.9	49	0.98
Sep 2022	58	145	2.5	58	1.00
Sep 2021	52	139	2.7	50	0.96
Sep 2020	39	118	3.0	38	0.97
Sep 2019	59	170	2.9	60	1.02
Sep 2018	60	168	2.8	67	1.12
Sep 2017	57	176	3.1	48	0.84
Sep 2016	60	174	2.9	42	0.70
Sep 2015	60	113	1.9	17	0.28
Sep 2014	34	6	0.2	1	0.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 80% · Maths 88% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%44th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	71%	13%	109	108
2023/24	67%	15%	105	104
2022/23	67%	13%	107	105

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

Isle of Ely Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lantern Community Primary School
0.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Spring Meadow Infant School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Ely St John's Community Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Millfield Primary School
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
4.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Little Thetford CofE Primary School
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140483 · 873/2024
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 9.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: School Road, Ely, CB6 2FG
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire

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