Schools and Education in Ely

There are 12 schools in Ely (excluding independent schools), including 9 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Ely has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Ely under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Ely Education Profile

The median school in Ely has 18% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 38th lowest figure in Cambridgeshire. This represents about 860 pupils, or approximately 1 in 5 of Ely's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Ely is 20.05 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 58th highest ratio in Cambridgeshire, and the 573rd lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East of England region of the UK.

Primaries

9

0% Outstanding • 89% Good

Secondaries

2

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Ely

Most of Ely's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 8 schools or 89% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 44% and 22% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 22% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Ely's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Ely St John's Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
Isle of Ely Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Lantern Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Little Thetford CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Millfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Spring Meadow Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Requires improvement
Low
The Rackham Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England

Ely Secondary Schools

Most of Ely's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 100% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 50% and 50% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Ely's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ely College 11–18 yrs 1,298
Good
Good
Low
Witchford Village College 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Low
Very low
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023