St Andrew's CofE Primary School

How places are decided at St Andrew's CofE Primary School

St Andrew's CofE Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Andrew's CofE Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Andrew's CofE Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School has 461 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Andrew's CofE Primary School take?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St Andrew's CofE Primary School located?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is located in Ely, CB7 5AA, Cambridgeshire.

How do I apply to St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Andrew's CofE Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Andrew's CofE Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St Andrew's CofE Primary School was 0.838 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

When St Andrew's CofE Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children including those who appear (to the Admissions Authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision or in a nursery/pre-school. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 3. Children in designated villages and Downfields area — Children living in the villages of Wicken, Upware and Padney and in the area to the south of Soham known as Downfields. (The Downfields area of Soham is defined as the Fordham Road to the south of the mini roundabout where Fordham Road meets Orchard Row, Orchard Row, Centre Road, Mistral Close, Windmill Close, Cornmills Road and Military Road), and 4 further criteria. 60 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: If DEMAT is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria, including those who live in blocks of flats, places will be offered via a random draw which will be supervised by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.9% of pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Similar schools nearby

Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.