Elsworth CofE VA Primary School
Broad End, Elsworth, CB23 4JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Bennett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 110830
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945267272
About this school
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Cambridgeshire. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elsworth CofE VA 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 17 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 53% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 65% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 76% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 88% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Elsworth CofE VA 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 | 40% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elsworth CofE VA Primary School compares
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School ranked 22nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 130 | — |
| Pendragon Community Primary School | 55% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 290 | 1.9 miles |
| Jeavons Wood Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 16.1% | 419 | 2.7 miles |
| Monkfield Park Primary School | 68% | 4% | 18.4% | 399 | 2.7 miles |
| The Vine Inter-Church Primary School | 56% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 366 | 3.1 miles |
| Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School | 35% | 6% | 17.8% | 229 | 3.1 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)
- 7.69%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.54%
- Persistent absence
- 11.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pendragon Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Jeavons Wood Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Great Cambourne
-
Monkfield Park Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Cambourne
-
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Common questions
- What ages does Elsworth CofE VA Primary School teach?
- Elsworth CofE VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridgeshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Elsworth CofE VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elsworth CofE VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elsworth CofE VA 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 Elsworth CofE VA Primary School?
- Elsworth CofE VA Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School full?
- Elsworth CofE VA Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 130 on roll (93%), 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 Elsworth CofE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Elsworth CofE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elsworth CofE VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Elsworth CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elsworth CofE VA Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Elsworth CofE VA Primary School ranked 22nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Elsworth CofE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elsworth CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elsworth CofE VA 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.