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Lantern Community Primary School

East Cambridgeshire, CB6 2WLPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2022
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
46 1st-choice / 47 places
Ranking
#3,690
of 13,686 nationally

About Lantern Community Primary School

Lantern Community Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 116 applications for just 47 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 47. Of those, 46 first-preference families were offered a spot, meaning the vast majority of successful applicants had it as their top choice. While the school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage, this level of demand speaks volumes about its reputation in East Cambridgeshire. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. It is non-religious, with no formal religious character, and is led by headteacher Chris Axten-Higgs. With 400 pupils on roll against a capacity of 444, there is a small amount of headroom, but the oversubscription figures suggest that getting a place is far from guaranteed.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNene Road, Ely, East Cambridgeshire, CB6 2WL
HeadteacherChris Axten-Higgs
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils400
Free School Meals (FSM)10.8%
School Capacity400 / 444 (90% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Oct 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (6 Oct 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jul 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Source: lanternprimary.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Lantern Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.