Lantern Community Primary School is a primary school located in Ely. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Nene Road, Ely

School Information

Address: Nene Road, Ely, CB6 2WL
Website: www.lanternprimary.org
Telephone: 01353664174
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Benita Sherrington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145804

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 396
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.2 to -2.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lantern Community Primary School
Nene Road , CB6 2WL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Isle of Ely Primary School
School Road , CB6 2FG 		3out of 4 601 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Spring Meadow Infant School
High Barns , CB7 4RB 		2out of 4 1,239 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
High Barns , CB7 4RB 		3out of 4 1,311 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ely St John's Community Primary School
St John's Road , CB6 3BW 		3out of 4 1,760 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ely College
Downham Road , CB6 2SH 		3out of 4 193 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Ely Academy
Downham Road , CB6 1BD 		3out of 4 380 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25
Downham Road , CB6 1BD 		- not rated 382 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's Ely
Barton Road , CB7 4DB 		- not rated 1,262 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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