Primary school

Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB6 2AL
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 33 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2017/18: top 43%2018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 100%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 1%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM100% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM20% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · East of England 106Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East of England 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 7 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: 70% · 10 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 25% · 12 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 11% · 9 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 64% · 14 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 100% · 10 pupils · East of England 64%100%11%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 7 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: 0% · 10 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 12 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 9 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 20% · 10 pupils · East of England 7%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 7 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: 106 · 10 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 12 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 9 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 10 pupils · East of England 10610999No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 7 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: withheld (4 pupils)2017/18: 102 · 10 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 100 · 12 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 99 · 9 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 10 pupils · East of England 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.8%
15 of 16 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 93.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1615
2nd50
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2017Good
  6. 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 2026114
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.7%
First language not English3.4%
SEN support8.6%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils7.4%

Girls 46.1%Boys 53.9%

108.6% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 3.8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5
  • Other support 1

Teachers 4.8 FTE · Whole workforce 10.8 · 27 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,738
Spend per pupil£6,804
Staff spend per pupil£4,822
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£207,000in-year balance

Grants £8,336 · self-generated £402 · premises £346 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF ELY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (39 academies) · trust reserve £3,651,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it