Isle of Ely Primary School
School Road, Ely, CB6 2FG
446 pupils · 106% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 March 2023, published 2 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.12 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 67 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 66 | 125 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 62 | 144 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 49 | 145 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 58 | 145 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 50 | 139 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 38 | 118 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 60 | 170 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lantern Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Spring Meadow Infant School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ely St John's Community Primary School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Millfield Primary School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.