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Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School

East Cambridgeshire, CB6 2ALPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
64%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
12 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
#6,282
of 13,686 nationally

About Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School

Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate grade. In its most recent graded inspection in 2017, inspectors rated both leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths, where 64% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That places the school above the local authority average of 58% for primary schools, a solid performance for a small village school. Within East Cambridgeshire, it ranks 13th out of 27 primary schools, sitting just inside the top half of its immediate area, and nationally it falls around the 46th percentile.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressBrangehill Lane, Ely, East Cambridgeshire, CB6 2AL
HeadteacherLynette Woodhouse
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils117
Free School Meals (FSM)13.4%
School Capacity117 / 105 (111% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Dec 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

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Mepal and Witcham Church of England 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.