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28 open schools in Ely, Cambridgeshire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Cambridgeshire schools · grammar schools in Ely

Ely has 28 state schools: 19 primary, 4 secondary, part of Cambridgeshire's wider catchment. 27 have a published Ofsted rating, and 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 Ely · Good Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Ely · Good Ely College Ely · Good Ely St John's Community Primary School Ely · Not judged Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Ely · Good Fordham CofE Primary School Ely · Good Highfield Ely Academy Ely · Good Highfield Littleport Academy Ely · Good Isle of Ely Primary School Ely · Good Isleham Church of England Primary School Ely · Good King's Ely Ely Lantern Community Primary School Ely · Good Little Thetford CofE Primary School Ely · Good Littleport Community Primary School Ely · Not judged Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School Ely · Good Millfield Primary School Ely · Good Robert Arkenstall Primary School Ely · Good Soham Village College Ely · Outstanding Spring Meadow Infant School Ely · Good St Andrew's CofE Primary School Ely · Good Stretham Community Primary School Ely · Not judged Sutton CofE VC Primary School Ely · Good The Harbour School Ely · Requires improvement The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School Ely · Not judged The Shade Primary School Ely · Not judged Vista Academy Littleport Ely · Inadequate Wilburton CofE Primary School Ely · Good Witchford Village College Ely · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Lantern Community Primary School Good · ×0.9 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Sutton CofE VC Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Millfield Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Witchford Village College Good · ×0.98 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Cambridgeshire

Primary schools: 'Most of Cambridgeshire's schools base their over-subscription criteria on having a defined catchment area' — though 168 of ~264 schools are their own admission authority (academies) and may differ. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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