Green Hill, Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 3HD
10 reasons to choose Little Thetford Church of England Primary School
Top line
Little Thetford Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ely and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Little Thetford Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 40 members of The Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection.
Average class size
Little Thetford Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Little Thetford Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress. Most pupils go on to Witchford Village College at the end of Year 6.
The Little Thetford Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects where appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages.
Sport at Little Thetford Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Little Thetford Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.15pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Little Thetford Church of England Primary School
King’s Ely, Junior School and Acremont (2.8 miles); Whitehall School (13.1 miles); St John’s College School, Cambridge (13.7 miles).
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School (12 miles).
King’s Ely (3 miles); Sancton Wood Senior School (14 miles); The Stephen Perse Foundation (14 miles).
Soham Village College (8.4 miles); Cottenham Village College (9.7 miles); Cromwell Community College (11.6 miles).