Headteacher at Lantern: Mr Anthony Aguda

Head of School at Downham Feoffees: Mrs Benita Sherrington

Lantern and Downham Feoffees are a close-working pair of schools that enjoy all of the benefits that collaboration brings. Each school maintains their own individuality and identity but share many common traits. 

Our curriculum across all of our 15 Meridian primary schools enables the children to develop their own learning and shape their own understanding as they use prior learning to embed and secure new skills and knowledge. We are fortunate at both Downham Feoffees and Lantern to have excellent facilities and spaces, both inside and out, which facilitate and enhance the children’s learning opportunities.

Our school is situated on the heart of Ely and caters for children aged 3 – 11 (Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2).

We have approximately 400 pupils, organised into two classes per year group. There are currently 14 classes plus our Goslings Pre-school.  Our children come from all over Ely and the surrounding area, with the majority living close by.

We are proud of both of our schools and of the parts they play within each local community. Our success works in unison with the partnerships fostered between the home and school. We value the hard work and support provided by parents/carers and their families, plus the Friends of the Lantern School (FOTLS) and our Academy Council. We have fostered links with businesses and charities both within the locality and further afield; we look forward to further developing such opportunities.

We have forged robust links with Ely College, also part of the Meridian family. Lantern and Ely College share a fence border and so children have the opportunity to access learning from pre-school to 6^th Form all in a very close area.

Our schools are great places to teach and learn in and we are all very proud of what we achieve.

Link to Ofsted Inspection Report

50200472 (ofsted.gov.uk)