Living in Ely with children
Ely, Cambridgeshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 19,185 people in 8,480 households; 28.1% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
23 schools: 19 state primary, 4 state secondaryEly on the schools map →Every school in Ely, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (19)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | 1st (1/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Little Thetford CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 11% (21/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 17% (32/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Isle of Ely Primary School | School remains Good | Top 24% (46/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Good | Top 32% (61/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Millfield Primary School | School remains Good | Top 38% (74/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Littleport Community Primary School | Good | Top 42% (82/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Stretham Community Primary School | Good | Top 47% (92/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Fordham CofE Primary School | Good | (99/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Downham Feoffees Primary Academy | Good | (101/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School | Good | (102/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| The Shade Primary School | Good | (134/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Sutton CofE VC Primary School | Good | (138/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Lantern Community Primary School | School remains Good | (139/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Isleham Church of England Primary School | Ofsted report card | (143/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Robert Arkenstall Primary School | School remains Good | (144/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Wilburton CofE Primary School | Good | (151/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School | Good | (181/196) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Spring Meadow Infant School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely College | Improved significantly | Top 36% (12/34) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Soham Village College | Outstanding | Top 45% (15/34) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Witchford Village College | School remains Good | (28/34) in Cambridgeshire | — |
| Vista Academy Littleport | Ofsted report card | (30/34) in Cambridgeshire | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (78 detached, 60 semi-detached, 79 terraced, 21 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Ely. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Ely →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 82% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 93%, on average across the 1,517 postcodes in CB6, CB7. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 2 outstanding; 17 good, or expected standard; 1 requires improvement; 2 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £7.04 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 22 in Cambridgeshire.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Cambridgeshire
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Cambridgeshire.
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