Elm Road Primary School

About Elm Road Primary School

Elm Road Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 24 out of 26 places offered to first-preference applicants in the 2025/26 admissions round. The school received 55 applications for those places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.12, meaning more than two families applied for every spot. This level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and while no parent-view survey data is available in the most recent records, the high first-preference rate is a practical signal of satisfaction. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 4 to 11, with a current roll of 206 pupils against a capacity of 210, so it is running nearly full. Headteacher Stuart Mills leads a school that has seen clear improvement under his leadership, as reflected in its most recent Ofsted inspection.

Academically, Elm Road sits in the middle of the pack locally. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58%. The school ranks 14th out of 28 primary schools in Fenland, placing it in the bottom half of its immediate area, and 124th out of 210 similar schools across the wider county. On individual subjects, reading and maths both had an average scaled score of 104, while 17% of pupils achieved a higher standard in maths and 10% in reading. No pupils reached the higher standard in writing. Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection in 2018 rated the school Good overall, with Good for leadership, management and early years provision. A follow-up ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed the school remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2014.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, outdoor playground, sensory room, forest school area, ICT suite and art studios. Sports on offer include athletics, cricket, cross country and gymnastics, while clubs range from eco club and drama to choir, science club, art club and chess. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. With no nursery or sixth form, it is a straightforward primary option. Given its oversubscription and improving Ofsted trajectory, this school will suit families who value a community-focused primary with good facilities and a clear sense of local demand, even if its academic outcomes sit slightly below the county average.

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