Primary school

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB23 4JD
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,636 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 18%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 29%29%2016/17: top 4%4% · 2016/172017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 42%2022/23: top 90%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 18%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM77% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · East of England 106Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East of England 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 20 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 88% · 16 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 74% · 19 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 70% · 20 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 40% · 20 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 53% · 17 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 77% · 22 pupils · East of England 64%88%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 20 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 25% · 16 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 16% · 19 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 15% · 20 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 20 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 12% · 17 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 14% · 22 pupils · East of England 7%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 111 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 108 · 19 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 107 · 20 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 103 · 20 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 17 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 108 · 22 pupils · East of England 106111103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 20 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 111 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 110 · 19 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 108 · 20 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 20 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 107 · 17 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 22 pupils · East of England 105111103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd131
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2018Remains Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026130
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.7%
First language not English6.9%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils11.6%

Girls 49.2%Boys 50.8%

92.9% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.6
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 3.9
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 6.3 FTE · Whole workforce 12.6 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,921
Spend per pupil£6,946
Staff spend per pupil£5,400
Reserve per pupil£911
  • +£118,395revenue reserve
  • −£3,234in-year balance

Grants £6,479 · self-generated £577 · premises £220 per pupil