Elm CofE Primary School
About Elm CofE Primary School
Elm CofE Primary School sits in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire, a Church of England state primary for children aged 2 to 11. It ranks second out of 28 primary schools in Fenland, placing it in the top 25 per cent nationally. The school’s closest local peers include Histon and Impington Brook Primary School, Caldecote Primary School, and Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School, all of which score highly on the same ranking metric. With 228 pupils against a capacity of 244, the school is comfortably sized but clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 40 applications for 26 places, and all 26 first-preference families were offered a spot. That oversubscription ratio of 1. 54 suggests a school that local parents are keen to get into, and the fact that every first-preference applicant secured a place points to a catchment that works well for many families in the area.
Key Details
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The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
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- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Feb 2022Source: Ofsted, 22 Mar 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:30
After-school care
15:15-17:45
Source: elm.demat.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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