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Schools in Ely

Ely is in Cambridgeshire. 28 open schools and colleges have a Ely address: 19 primary, 4 secondary, 4 special and 1 other. 57% are academies or free schools.

Schools

19 primary · 4 secondary

Pupils

11,211

on roll in 27 schools

Ofsted Good or better

94%

15 of 16 with a one-word grade on record

Governors

201

on record across 25 schools

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Phase

All Primary 19 Secondary 4 Special 4 Other 1

Ofsted

All Outstanding 1 Good 14 Requires improvement 1 No overall grade or ungraded 10 None on record 2

Type

All Academy or free school 16 Council-maintained 10 Independent 1 Other 1

Showing 1 to 28 of 28 schools

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Schools in Ely 28

Schools in Ely
School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Governors
Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25Special post 16 institutionNone on recordSpecial	Special	None on record	-	-
Downham Feoffees Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor ledReport cardJun 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 150 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	Report cardJun 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met	150	6
Ely CollegeAcademy converterGoodJun 2019Secondary · 1,635 pupils · 10 governors	Secondary	GoodJun 2019	1,635	10
Ely St John's Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolNo overall gradeNov 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 371 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	No overall gradeNov 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	371	11
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior SchoolAcademy converterGoodApr 2023Primary · 226 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	GoodApr 2023	226	9
Fordham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolGoodApr 2023Primary · 413 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	GoodApr 2023	413	12
Highfield Ely AcademyAcademy special converterGoodOct 2014Special · 134 pupils · 4 governors	Special	GoodOct 2014	134	4
Highfield Littleport AcademyAcademy special sponsor ledReport cardJul 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2; safeguarding standards metSpecial · 162 pupils · 3 governors	Special	Report cardJul 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2; safeguarding standards met	162	3
Isle of Ely Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledGoodJun 2017Primary · 446 pupils · 4 governors	Primary	GoodJun 2017	446	4
Isleham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolReport cardMay 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 201 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	Report cardMay 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met	201	11
King's ElyOther independent schoolNone on recordOther · 1,126 pupils	Other	None on record	1,126	-
Lantern Community Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodJul 2014Primary · 448 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	GoodJul 2014	448	9
Little Thetford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converterReport cardJul 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 78 pupils · 5 governors	Primary	Report cardJul 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met	78	5
Littleport Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolNo overall gradeOct 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 406 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	No overall gradeOct 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	406	9
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledGoodOct 2017Primary · 114 pupils · 3 governors	Primary	GoodOct 2017	114	3
Millfield Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodMar 2018Primary · 416 pupils	Primary	GoodMar 2018	416	-
Robert Arkenstall Primary SchoolCommunity schoolGoodNov 2012Primary · 269 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	GoodNov 2012	269	11
Soham Village CollegeAcademy converterOutstandingJun 2024Secondary · 1,436 pupils · 11 governors	Secondary	OutstandingJun 2024	1,436	11
Spring Meadow Infant SchoolCommunity schoolGoodMar 2024Primary · 143 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2024	143	8
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodOct 2017Primary · 461 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	GoodOct 2017	461	6
Stretham Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolNo overall gradeNov 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 185 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	No overall gradeNov 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	185	10
Sutton CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolGoodJan 2023Primary · 271 pupils · 11 governors	Primary	GoodJan 2023	271	11
The Harbour SchoolAcademy special sponsor ledRequires improvementDec 2023Special · 95 pupils · 5 governors	Special	Requires improvementDec 2023	95	5
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolNo overall gradeOct 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 307 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	No overall gradeOct 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	307	10
The Shade Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledNo overall gradeOct 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 250 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	No overall gradeOct 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	250	9
Vista Academy LittleportAcademy sponsor ledReport cardNov 2025Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards metSecondary · 547 pupils · 9 governors	Secondary	Report cardNov 2025Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met	547	9
Wilburton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolGoodNov 2023Primary · 117 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	GoodNov 2023	117	6
Witchford Village CollegeAcademy converterGoodOct 2016Secondary · 804 pupils · 9 governors	Secondary	GoodOct 2016	804	9

At a glance

Phase

Primary19

Secondary4

Special4

Other1

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding1

Good14

Requires improvement1

No overall grade or ungraded10

None on record2

Type

Academy or free school16

Council-maintained10

Independent1

Other1

Trusts running schools here

Grace Schools 4 schools
Meridian Trust 4 schools
The Active Learning Trust Limited 3 schools
Anglian Learning 2 schools
Eastern Learning Alliance 2 schools
The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust 1 school

Local authority

Cambridgeshire 28

Nearby towns

Sources

Schools, phases, types and pupil numbers: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Open schools in England only.
Ofsted: Ofsted management information (management information as at 30 Sep 2026), via WhatSchool. A one-word grade is shown only with the date of the inspection that gave it. Since September 2024 new inspections give no overall grade: the key judgements, or the report card areas, are shown instead, with the inspection date.
Governors: DfE governance records (Get Information about Schools), as at 18 October 2026. Independent schools do not publish governors there.
Towns are the postal town in each school's address. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.