Spring Meadow Infant SchoolEly St John's Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ely.
Summary of the comparison
Spring Meadow Infant School and Ely St John's Community Primary School are primary schools in Ely.
Spring Meadow Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ely St John's Community Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Spring Meadow Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Spring Meadow Infant School was judged Good and Ely St John's Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ely St John's Community Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ElySpring Meadow Infant School | ElyEly St John's Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 206th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | 130th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 143 | 365 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 420 | |
| Location | Ely, CB7 4RB | Ely, CB6 3BW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 143 | 365 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.1% | 11.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.7% | 17.5% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 7.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 14.0% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 4.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% | 9.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Spring Meadow Infant School
Ely St John's Community Primary School
Full profiles: Spring Meadow Infant School · Ely St John's Community Primary School