The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
1.785 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 17 April 2023
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School is a primary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 entry.
The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-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 2023 | 1.785 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2023, the last child offered a place lived 1.785 miles away, the 4th longest of 7 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.78 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 36 first-choice applications for 38 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place, with 2 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 21.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire.
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
- Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 307 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is an inviting school where everyone receives a warm welcome.”
- “Typically, pupils enjoy coming as they have time with their friends and enjoy learning.”
- “They know and understand the school’s aim of ‘working together to be the best that we can possibly be’.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects the implementation of the curriculum is less effective.”
- “Pupils find it difficult to remember important knowledge or build links to what they have learned before in these subjects.”
- “This prevents them from building the depth of knowledge they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 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) | 38% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 36 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.
- Ely St John's Community Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wilburton CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stretham Community Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lantern Community Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Isle of Ely Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Robert Arkenstall Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Spring Meadow Infant School 3.3 mi Good