Primary school

Lantern Community Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cambridgeshire
  • CB6 2WL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 54%2018/19: top 40%2022/23: top 35%2023/24: top 26%26% · 2023/242024/25: top 75%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM54% · East of England 64%3/10 Below−39.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England−21.9 pts
Reading score107 · East of England 1067/10 Above+38.7 pts
Maths score104 · East of England 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 59 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 72% · 82 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 66% · 59 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 71% · 56 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 67% · 61 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 72% · 53 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 54% · 59 pupils · East of England 64%72%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 59 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 6% · 82 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 5% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 5% · 56 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 15% · 61 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 6% · 53 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 59 pupils · East of England 7%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 82 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 56 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 61 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 53 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 107 · 59 pupils · East of England 106107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 82 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 56 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 61 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 53 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · East of England 105106104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
52 of 52 who put it first2014 · 85.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5252
2nd556
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026448
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.3%
First language not English8.3%
SEN support10.5%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils9.7%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.3%

100.9% full · 444 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 18.5
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 15.6
  • Other support 12.7

Teachers 21.1 FTE · Whole workforce 49.3 · 85 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,902
Spend per pupil£6,255
Staff spend per pupil£5,212
Reserve per pupil£1,028
  • +£411,000revenue reserve
  • +£259,000in-year balance

Grants £6,215 · self-generated £688 · premises £295 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £13,717,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it