Primary schools in Ely
19 primary schools in Ely, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Ely in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 18 schools in Ely first 698 times for 685 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Cambridgeshire authority's 199 schools. 7 of the 18 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.74 miles (Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School) to 3.29 miles (Isle of Ely Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Ely St John's Community Primary School
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
- Fordham CofE Primary School
- Isle of Ely Primary School
- Lantern Community Primary School
- Littleport Community Primary School
- Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School
- Millfield Primary School
- Robert Arkenstall Primary School
- Spring Meadow Infant School
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School
- Stretham Community Primary School
- Sutton CofE VC Primary School
- The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
- The Shade Primary School
- Wilburton CofE Primary School
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy
- Isleham Church of England Primary School
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School
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