SCHOOL PROFILE

King's Ely

Not applicable Other independent school URN 110916
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,250 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

No published inspection data

No Ofsted inspection record is currently held for this school.

SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Other independent school
Phase Not applicable
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 18 January 2024
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,126 1,079 full-time · 47 part-time
Female pupils 575 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 551 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

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School —
East Cambridgeshire 18.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

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School —
East Cambridgeshire 8.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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School —
East Cambridgeshire 2.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 6.2% 70 of 1,126 pupils
14.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 6.2%
East Cambridgeshire 20.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.0% 68 pupils
England 14.8% 8.7 pts below
EHC plans 0.2% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.9 pts below

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

47.4 8.2 pts above England
School 47.4
East Cambridgeshire 41.3
East of England 40.4
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 60.9% England 36.0% 24.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 77.4% England 51.4% 26.0 pts above England
EBacc entry 0.0% England 30.6% 30.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.00 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.1% 10.3 pts above England
King's Ely
90.1%
East Cambridgeshire
80.0%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools