Spring Meadow Infant SchoolLantern Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ely.
Summary of the comparison
Spring Meadow Infant School and Lantern Community Primary School are primary schools in Ely.
Spring Meadow Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lantern Community Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Spring Meadow Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Spring Meadow Infant School was judged Good and Lantern Community Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Lantern Community Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ElySpring Meadow Infant School | ElyLantern Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 206th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | 81st of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 143 | 400 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 444 | |
| Location | Ely, CB7 4RB | Ely, CB6 2WL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 143 | 400 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.1% | 11.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.7% | 8.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 10.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 14.0% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 4.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% | 9.7% 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
Lantern Community Primary School
Full profiles: Spring Meadow Infant School · Lantern Community Primary School