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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 June 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry272 applications · 153 places offered · 174 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Norfolk median
Dashed bars: as Marshland High School (URN 121212), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 153 | 272 | 1.8 | 174 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2025 | 147 | 302 | 2.1 | 193 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2024 | 157 | 321 | 2.0 | 202 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2023 | 157 | 290 | 1.9 | 192 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2022 | 152 | 260 | 1.7 | 166 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2021 | 154 | 257 | 1.7 | 176 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2020 | 162 | 321 | 2.0 | 210 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2019 | 153 | 285 | 1.9 | 196 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2018 | 134 | 289 | 2.2 | 189 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2017 | 161 | 300 | 1.9 | 222 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2016 | 125 | 197 | 1.6 | 127 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 * | 121 | 194 | 1.6 | 120 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 * | 155 | 230 | 1.5 | 162 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 157 | 43.3 | 40% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 147 | 45.5 | 45% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 163 | 41.8 | 34% | 58% | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | 45.2 | 40% | 66% | +0.43 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Marshland High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · CambridgeshireNot yet inspected1.8applications per place
- 10.5 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.6applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 11.5 km · LincolnshireRequires significant improvement 20261.7applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 16.8 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 16.8 km · Norfolk20262.1applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 17.0 km · LincolnshireGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- 17.1 km · NorfolkGood20221.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142396 · 926/4023
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 810 pupils · 821 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 November 2015
- Replaced
- Marshland High School (URN 121212)
- Address
- School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, PE14 7HA
- Local authority
- Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources