SCHOOL PROFILE

Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 141707
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 47.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 April 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust GRACE SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 226 226 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 104 46.0% of pupils
Male pupils 122 54.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.7%
15.9 pts above England
School 40.7%
East Cambridgeshire 18.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.3%
4.0 pts above England
School 24.3%
East Cambridgeshire 8.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.5%
2.5 pts above England
School 3.5%
East Cambridgeshire 2.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.7%
144
Any other White background
10.2%
23
Unclassified
3.5%
8
African
3.1%
7
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
7
Any other Asian background
2.7%
6
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 24.3% 55 of 226 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.3%
East Cambridgeshire 20.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.1% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 1

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 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
East Cambridgeshire 59.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
East Cambridgeshire 70.7%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
East Cambridgeshire 65.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
East Cambridgeshire 70.2%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.23 pts lower than England
School 4.99%
East Cambridgeshire 6.25%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.19 pts lower than England
School 10.63%
East Cambridgeshire 14.39%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
East Cambridgeshire 2.04%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

47.1% 41.1 pts below England
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
47.1%
East Cambridgeshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
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 · Ofsted monthly management information