Millfield Primary School

Millfield Primary School has maintained its status as a good school, as noted in its recent ungraded inspection. Pupils express a strong sense of belonging, and positive relationships between students and staff create a supportive learning environment. The school offers an ambitious curriculum, beginning with strong foundations in the early years, while providing pupils with opportunities to build on their strengths and address challenges. There is a focus on tailored support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring their inclusion in all aspects of school life. Despite these strengths, some inconsistencies in teaching practices and curriculum delivery were identified. Although the school has recently revised its curriculum to encourage robust learning progression, not all teachers have fully adapted to the new methods, leading to varied learning experiences for pupils. Leadership is aware of these challenges and is working towards ensuring a more consistent approach across all subjects. Overall, while there are areas for growth, Millfield Primary School continues to perform well and is committed to improving further.

Strengths

• Pupils express a strong sense of belonging and enjoy school.
• The school provides an ambitious and exciting curriculum.
• Staff encourage pupils to be brave and overcome challenges.
• Pupils are polite, courteous, and respectful towards one another.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND.
• High focus on reading for pleasure with initiatives like a weekly book club.
• Pupils have opportunities to participate in meaningful roles and broaden their horizons.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching practices across some subjects.
• Not all teachers have fully adapted to the new curriculum delivery methods.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Millfield Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Millfield Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Millfield Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.9% of pupils at Millfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Millfield Primary School received £6,274 and spent £6,371 for each of its 379 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£515 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Millfield Primary School is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• Cavalry Primary School March
• Westwood Primary School March
• Elm Road Primary School Wisbech
• Ramnoth Junior School Wisbech
• The Nene Infant & Nursery School Wisbech
• Ramsey Spinning Infant School Huntingdon
• Ramsey Junior School Huntingdon
• Highlees Primary School Peterborough
• Eyrescroft Primary School Peterborough
• The Hyde School London

What is Millfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Millfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Millfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Millfield Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Millfield Primary School have?

Millfield Primary School has 416 pupils on roll.

What age range does Millfield Primary School cover?

Millfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Millfield Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Millfield Primary School?

Millfield Primary School is at Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1HW.