Community school · Cambridgeshire

Alderman Payne Primary School

4–11Ages
100Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110644URN

9, Main Road, Parson Drove, Wisbech, PE13 4JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

22 applications for 15 places · 117th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	22	1.5	16	1.07
Sep 2025	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2024	13	23	1.8	14	1.08
Sep 2023	14	27	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2022	13	23	1.8	12	0.92
Sep 2021	9	14	1.6	8	0.89
Sep 2020	15	28	1.9	18	1.20
Sep 2019	15	31	2.1	19	1.27
Sep 2018	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2017	11	16	1.5	9	0.82
Sep 2016	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2015	15	24	1.6	12	0.80
Sep 2014	11	17	1.6	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 94% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%26th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	13%	108	106
2023/24	53%	7%	105	103
2022/23	64%	0%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Alderman Payne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Murrow Primary Academy
2.1 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
4.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gorefield Primary Academy
5.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Shepeau Stow Primary School
7.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Leverington Primary Academy
7.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Peckover Primary School
8.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110644 · 873/2083
Capacity: 105 pupils · 100 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 9, Main Road, Parson Drove, Wisbech, PE13 4JA
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources