Ely St John's Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.058 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Ely St John's Community Primary School is a primary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Ely St John's Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.058 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 5.8 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.009 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 2.418 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.058 miles away, the 27th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2024 and nearer than in 2022.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St John's Road, Ely, CB6 3BW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 371 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of this lively, nurturing school, where staff welcome them warmly each day.”
- “The school provides a wide range of enrichment activities linked to the curriculum so that pupils gain valuable life experiences.”
- “This is a school with a strong sense of community.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the essential knowledge that should be taught has only recently been mapped out.”
- “Staff are not always fully clear about the key information that pupils should know and remember.”
- “In addition, leaders do not always get into classrooms enough to gauge how well the curriculum is working.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Lantern Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Isle of Ely Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Spring Meadow Infant School 1.5 mi Good
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School 1.6 mi Good
- The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good
- Stretham Community Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published