Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy

2–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142810URN

Church Road, Wisbech St Mary, Wisbech, PE13 4RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.7 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

19 applications for 18 places · 161st of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy (URN 110843), the previous school.

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	18	19	1.1	15	0.83
Sep 2025	18	28	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2024	20	27	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2023	18	23	1.3	17	0.94
Sep 2022	18	22	1.2	15	0.83
Sep 2021	26	30	1.2	24	0.92
Sep 2020	18	23	1.3	17	0.94
Sep 2019	25	31	1.2	22	0.88
Sep 2018	24	28	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2017	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	18	29	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	33	2.2	14	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	42	1.4	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%16th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	79%	24%	111	108
2023/24	81%	4%	110	107
2022/23	96%	8%	115	110

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

Wisbech St Mary CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Gorefield Primary Academy
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Leverington Primary Academy
4.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Murrow Primary Academy
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Alderman Payne Primary School
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Elm Road Primary School
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Nene Infant & Nursery School
4.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142810 · 873/2040
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy (URN 110843)
Address: Church Road, Wisbech St Mary, Wisbech, PE13 4RJ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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