Highfield Ely Academy
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy special converter
Ely · CB6 1BD · Cambridgeshire
Ages 2–19
- KS20%
- Absence8.5%
- FSM51.3%
0.5 miles away
OpenURN 110916
King's Ely
Other independent school · Ely · CB7 4DB
Ages 2–19 · 1,126 pupils · Cambridgeshire
Attainment 8
46.2
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Attainment 846.2
English & maths grade 5+56%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 4.1
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).
Capacity fill90%
1,126 pupils · 1,250 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,126
- Boys / girls
- 551 / 575
- School capacity
- 1,250
- Capacity fill
- 1,126 / 1,250 (90%)
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Other independent school
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
4 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
- Headteacher
- Mr John Attwater
Location
- Address
- Barton Road
- Postcode
- CB7 4DB
- Town
- Ely
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent school, Ages 2–19, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1,126 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, independent, special school. Religious character: Church of England.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Special post 16 institution
Ely · CB6 1BD · Cambridgeshire
Ages 19–25
0.5 miles away
Ely College
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Secondary
Ely · CB6 2SH · Cambridgeshire
Ages 11–18
- Att852.3
- P80.7
- EM5+58%
- Absence6.4%
0.7 miles away
Ely St John's Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Ely · CB6 3BW · Cambridgeshire
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM9.7%
- Demand0.98
0.7 miles away
Lantern Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ely · CB6 2WL · Cambridgeshire
Ages 3–11
- KS272%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM9.5%
- Demand0.98
0.7 miles away
Spring Meadow Infant School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ely · CB7 4RB · Cambridgeshire
Ages 4–7
- Absence8.0%
- FSM42.7%
- Demand1.00
0.9 miles away
Isle of Ely Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Ely · CB6 2FG · Cambridgeshire
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM9.4%
- Demand1.05
1.0 miles away
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ely · CB7 4RB · Cambridgeshire
Ages 7–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM40.7%
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr John Attwater
- Telephone
- 01353660700