The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolLittle Thetford CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ely.

Summary of the comparison

The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School and Little Thetford CofE Primary School are primary schools in Ely.

  • The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Little Thetford CofE Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Little Thetford CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School was judged the expected standard and Little Thetford CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School and 77.0% for Little Thetford CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School (33.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School versus Little Thetford CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ElyThe Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolElyLittle Thetford CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking185th of 210 in Cambridgeshire 163rd of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll323 88
Capacity315 105
LocationEly, CB6 2HQ Ely, CB6 3HD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census323 88
Free school meals (ever 6)26.9% 13.6%
English as an additional language9.0% 10.2%
SEN support16.1% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 9.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.7% 11.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

Little Thetford CofE Primary School

Full profiles: The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School · Little Thetford CofE Primary School