Isleham Church of England Primary School, Ely
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating a calm, welcoming community where pupils feel safe and behave well. Staff are skilled at supporting children's personal development, teaching them to be respectful, kind and responsible citizens. Recent improvements to reading and writing teaching are helping more pupils, including those with additional needs, to progress with greater confidence.
Key Strengths
- Strong attendance and behaviour systems, with consistent high attendance rates above national figures
- Clear personal development programme that teaches respect, responsibility and kindness, reflected in pupil behaviour
- Calm, orderly school environment with well-established routines that support learning
- Improved reading and writing curriculum helping pupils progress more confidently
- Inclusive approach ensuring pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils can participate in school life
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching in some subjects - teachers do not always check understanding closely enough or adapt tasks to meet individual needs
- Knowledge in some subjects is not built on consistently across the curriculum
- Support for pupils with SEND is not always shaped closely enough around individual needs or checked regularly enough
- Depth of learning varies between subjects, affecting overall achievement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, trips, school responsibilities and wider school activities
Isleham Church of England Primary School provides a calm, welcoming environment where pupils behave well and feel safe. The school has made recent improvements in curriculum and teaching, particularly in reading and writing.
At a Glance
11.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 83%. Maths has improved from 71% to 80%. Writing has declined from 71% to 57%.
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
201 pupils
210 capacity
9 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ely
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ely
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
8,190
Applications
6,413
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(109)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.26277%
Overall absence
8.64865%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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