Primary school

Isle of Ely Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB6 2FG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,680 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 32%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 35%35%2023/24: top 38%2024/25: top 32%

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM71% · East of England 64%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM13% · East of England 7%8/10 Above
Reading score109 · East of England 1069/10 Top 20%
Maths score108 · East of England 1059/10 Top 20%
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 67% · 60 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 67% · 55 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 71% · 56 pupils · East of England 64%71%67%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 13% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 15% · 55 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 13% · 56 pupils · East of England 7%15%13%
Reading score
2022/23: 107 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 55 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 56 pupils · East of England 106109105
Maths score
2022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 55 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 56 pupils · East of England 105108104

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.5%
60 of 67 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 89.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6760
2nd380
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2017–2023

  1. 2017Good
  2. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026446
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.6%
First language not English13.2%
SEN support7.6%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.8%

Girls 52.2%Boys 47.8%

106.2% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.1
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 19.6
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 16.6
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 23.4 FTE · Whole workforce 43.8 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,771
Spend per pupil£5,827
Staff spend per pupil£4,572
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£25,000in-year balance

Grants £5,316 · self-generated £455 · premises £339 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED (19 academies) · trust reserve £10,012,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it