Millfield Primary School, Ely
Millfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ely, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 18 schools in Ely with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cambridgeshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Millfield Primary School in detail
Millfield Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "If you can't find what you're looking for, please use the search facility at the top of the site or contact us . Safeguarding Concerns: During weekends if you have safeguarding concerns about a child who attends Millfield please:"
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Millfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 71% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Millfield Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Millfield Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Millfield Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millfield Primary School are Littleport Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 71% maths); Downham Feoffees Primary Academy (2.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 83% maths); Isle of Ely Primary School (3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 88% maths); and Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School (3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 73% maths).
Millfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Littleport Community Primary SchoolDownham Feoffees Primary AcademyIsle of Ely Primary SchoolEly St Mary's CofE Junior School
The trust
Millfield Primary School is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 91 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 9 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Littleport Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grange Lane (near), 260 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 119 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Millfield Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from March 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
16.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 58% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 56% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Millfield Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Millfield Primary School.
- Littleport After School Club930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Millfield Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cambridgeshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Millfield Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Millfield Primary School is in Cambridgeshire; for families living there:
- Cambridgeshire's school travel policy: School Travel Assistance Policy - Mainstream September 2025 326KB - pdf
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
374 pupils
420 places
46 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ely
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ely
Across Cambridgeshire council
Places available
8,107
Applications
6,292
Got 1st preference
94.7%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Cambridgeshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
91
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
24.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
416
Total Pupils
212
Boys
204
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,521
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,971
Per pupil
£2114k
Total funding
£117k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
13.2%
Persistent absence
342
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Millfield Primary School
Questions parents ask about Millfield Primary School
What are SATs results like at Millfield Primary School?
Of the pupils at Millfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Millfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Millfield Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Millfield Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Millfield Primary School is oversubscribed, Cambridgeshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Millfield Primary School?
Millfield Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Millfield Primary School?
Classes at Millfield Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Millfield Primary School?
Millfield Primary School has around 416 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Millfield Primary School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Millfield Primary School in 2024/25. 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millfield Primary School?
Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Millfield Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Millfield Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Millfield Primary School: Littleport After School Club (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Millfield Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Millfield Primary School?
Millfield Primary School is at Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1HW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)