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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 July 2014Graded inspection: Good · as The Lantern Community Primary, URN 134014
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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 entry127 applications · 58 places offered · 52 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2025 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2024 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2022 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2020 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
Dashed bars: as The Lantern Community Primary (URN 134014), the previous school.
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 | 58 | 127 | 2.2 | 52 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 47 | 116 | 2.5 | 46 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 49 | 129 | 2.6 | 48 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 52 | 133 | 2.6 | 48 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 51 | 132 | 2.6 | 51 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 58 | 121 | 2.1 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 54 | 124 | 2.3 | 54 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 58 | 161 | 2.8 | 61 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 * | 53 | 148 | 2.8 | 49 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 59 | 175 | 3.0 | 59 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 196 | 3.3 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 185 | 3.1 | 67 | 1.12 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 78% · Writing 63% · Maths 76% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 54% | 0% | 107 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 6% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 15% | 107 | 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
- Lantern Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · CambridgeshireGood20241.3applications per place
- 1.2 km · CambridgeshireGood202361%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · Cambridgeshire20261.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · Cambridgeshire20262.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20241.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145804 · 873/3387
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
- Capacity
- 444 pupils · 448 on roll
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2018
- Replaced
- The Lantern Community Primary (URN 134014)
- Address
- Nene Road, Ely, CB6 2WL
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources