Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=140483,145804,110760,134014
23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Isle of Ely Primary School | Lantern Community Primary School | Spring Meadow Infant School | The Lantern Community Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Isle of Ely Primary School | Lantern Community Primary School | Spring Meadow Infant School | The Lantern Community Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Ely, CB6 2FG | Ely, CB6 2WL | Ely, CB7 4RB | Ely, CB6 2WL |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Community school | Community school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 4–7 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | School remains Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 67% | 72% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 15% | 6% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.2% | 4.6% | 8.0% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 5.8% | 9.8% | 20.4% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.05 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 62 | 48 | 39 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 59 | 49 | 40 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 446 | 448 | 143 | 416 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 446 / 420 (106%) | 448 / 444 (101%) | 143 / 180 (79%) | 416 / 420 (99%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 9.4% | 9.5% | 42.7% | 5.3% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Bryony Surtees | Mr Chris Axten-Higgs | Mrs Laura Fielding | Mr Paul Baddeley |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Ely and East Cambridgeshire | Ely and East Cambridgeshire | Ely and East Cambridgeshire | South East Cambridgeshire |
| Sponsordiffers | The Active Learning Trust Limited | Meridian Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED | Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST | Community school | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED | MERIDIAN TRUST | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.