The Rackham Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Main Street
Witchford
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2HQ
Phone 01353662436
Reference Number 110807

General Makeup

Number of pupils 323
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.06%
Girls: 52.94%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 27 47
2 28 21 49
3 23 19 42
4 21 21 42
5 18 28 46
6 22 28 50

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.8%
White, Other 5.6%
White & Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2024-11-28
Date Description Report
2024-10-22 School inspection School inspection
2019-03-05 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-04-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-12-06 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 33% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 97 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -4.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -7.3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 11 1
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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1.78 miles
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Wilburton CofE Primary School
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Stretham Community Primary School
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2.62 miles
Lantern Community Primary School
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2.69 miles
Isle of Ely Primary School
School Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2FG
3.01 miles
Robert Arkenstall Primary School
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3.21 miles
Spring Meadow Infant School
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3.3 miles
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
High Barns, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4RB
3.36 miles
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy
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3.57 miles
Sutton CofE VC Primary School
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3.72 miles
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School
Brangehill Lane, Mepal, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2AL
4.05 miles
Name Distance
Witchford Village College
Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2JA
0.38 miles
The Harbour School
Station Road, Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3RR
2.39 miles
King's Ely
Barton Road, Ely, CB7 4DB
2.47 miles
Highfield Ely Academy
Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1BD
2.57 miles
Ely College
Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SH
2.58 miles
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