St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.838 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Andrew's CofE 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 | 0.838 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.772 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.401 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.526 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.626 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.551 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.376 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.46 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 0.838 miles away, the 15th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was about the same as in 2025, further than in 2019, and the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- There were 61 first-choice applications for 60 offers in Reception 2026; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Andrew’s are enthusiastic, confident and determined.”
- “They are happy in a nurturing, supportive environment.”
- “Pupils display a readiness and eagerness to learn.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, pupils know they have learned something, but they cannot explain what they have learned.”
- “Their knowledge is not secure, and they mix up different bits of information.”
- “Despite leaders’ work, some pupils miss too much time in school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2023 (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) | 75% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- The Weatheralls Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- The Shade Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fordham CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Isleham Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burwell Village College (Primary) 3.5 mi Good
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stretham Community Primary School 5.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published