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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 110635

Robert Arkenstall Primary School

Community school · Ely · CB6 3UA

Ages 4–11 · 269 pupils · Cambridgeshire

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-07-10

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.5%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
261

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
58
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

269 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
269
Boys / girls
126 / 143
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
269 / 300 (90%)
Free school meals
17.1%
FSM pupils
46
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Bonney

Location

Address
Camping Close, High Street, Haddenham
Postcode
CB6 3UA
Town
Ely
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, 269 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.1%.

Open schools in Ely
30
Primary schools in Ely
19
Academies among open schools in Ely
53% (16)
Open schools in CB6
20
Primary in CB6
13
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Ely · CB6 3RJ · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence10.8%
    • FSM24.8%
    • Demand0.90

    1.2 miles away

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Ely · CB6 2PU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM21.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • The Harbour School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy special sponsor led

    Ely · CB6 3RR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–16

    • Att88.0
    • P8-1.9
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence24.8%

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Bonney
Telephone
01353740253

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