Wilburton CofE Primary SchoolThe Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Wilburton CofE Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Wilburton CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

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

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Wilburton CofE Primary School and 38.0% for The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wilburton CofE Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and 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

Wilburton CofE Primary School versus The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ElyWilburton CofE Primary SchoolElyThe Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking91st of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure185th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll108 323
Capacity140 315
LocationEly, CB6 3RJ Ely, CB6 2HQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census108 323
Free school meals (ever 6)26.5% 26.9%
English as an additional language1.9% 9.0%
SEN support19.4% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence11.4% 6.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.4% 14.7% 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.

Wilburton CofE Primary School

The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

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