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Spring Meadow Infant School

Community school · Ely · CB7 4RB

Ages 4–7 · 143 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.4%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
6.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
103

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

39

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
39
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill79%

143 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
143
Boys / girls
79 / 64
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
143 / 180 (79%)
Free school meals
42.7%
FSM pupils
61
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Fielding

Location

Address
High Barns
Postcode
CB7 4RB
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

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
30 on roll / 30 capacity

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 4–7, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, 143 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 42.7%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication….

Open schools in Ely
30
Primary schools in Ely
19
Academies among open schools in Ely
53% (16)
Open schools in CB7
10
Primary in CB7
7
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.

Compare with theseAll in ElyNear CB7

  • Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ely · CB7 4RB · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM40.7%

    0.1 miles away

  • Isle of Ely Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Ely · CB6 2FG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM9.4%
    • Demand1.05

    0.6 miles away

  • Lantern Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ely · CB6 2WL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Downham Feoffees Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Ely · CB6 2ST · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand1.00

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Fielding
Telephone
01353664742
Website
www.springmeadowschool.cambs.sch.uk/

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