Stretham Community Primary School
Wood Lane, Stretham, Ely, CB6 3JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Sweeney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 110645
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01353649271
About this school
Stretham Community Primary School is a community primary school in Ely. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stretham Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stretham Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stretham Community Primary School compares
Stretham Community Primary School ranked 92nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.3% | 23.9% | 185 | — |
| Little Thetford CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 78 | 1.3 miles |
| Wilburton CofE Primary School | 50% | 11.4% | 26.5% | 117 | 2.0 miles |
| The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School | 38% | 6.4% | 26.9% | 307 | 2.6 miles |
| Robert Arkenstall Primary School | 53% | 6.2% | 18.5% | 269 | 3.2 miles |
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 11% | 371 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.89%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 15.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Thetford CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Wilburton CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Ely
- 2.6 miles
-
Robert Arkenstall Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Ely St John's Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Ely
Other schools in Ely
Stretham Community Primary School ranks 8th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Ely.
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Primary
- Ely St John's Community Primary School Primary
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Primary
- Fordham CofE Primary School Primary
- Isle of Ely Primary School Primary
- Isleham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lantern Community Primary School Primary
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School Primary
- Littleport Community Primary School Primary
- Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Millfield Primary School Primary
- Robert Arkenstall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stretham Community Primary School teach?
- Stretham Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ely.
- Who is the headteacher of Stretham Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stretham Community Primary School is Mr Matthew Sweeney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stretham Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stretham Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Stretham Community Primary School?
- Stretham Community Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stretham Community Primary School full?
- Stretham Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stretham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stretham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stretham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stretham Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stretham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stretham Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Stretham Community Primary School ranked 92nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stretham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Stretham Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stretham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stretham Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.