Lantern Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
3.752 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2021
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2021 (miles)
Lantern Community 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 6 October 2022. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2021 entry.
Lantern 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 2021 | 3.752 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.981 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2021 lived 3.752 miles away, the 2nd longest of 11 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- The 2021 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2019.
- In 2026 Reception entry there were 52 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Nene Road, Ely, CB6 2WL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 448 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at Lantern Primary School.”
- “The newly introduced trust curriculum focuses on pupils having secure understanding in core subjects such as reading, writing and mathematics.”
- “Pupils’ studies in these subjects are supplemented by a broad, balanced and interesting wider curriculum.”
To improve
- “Some parents say they do not know enough about what is being taught and how well their children are doing and would like more information.”
- “Occasionally, teachers do not spot misconceptions.”
- “They do not always link letter sounds and letter formation, and a few pupils form bad habits.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2022 (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) | 54% | 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: 52 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 52 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.
- Isle of Ely Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Spring Meadow Infant School 0.7 mi Good
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Ely St John's Community Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy 2.0 mi Good
- The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millfield Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good