Highfield Ely Academy
Special schoolHighfield Ely Academy is a special school in East Cambridgeshire, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 134 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 15 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Highfield Ely Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Cambridgeshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | East Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 48.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 49.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 69.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 4 | – | – |
- Highfield Ely Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file20 m
- Ely CollegeSecondary. Improved significantly, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 53.7 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
- Lantern Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- King's ElyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file810 m
- Isle of Ely Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Spring Meadow Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 20241.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Cambridgeshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).