Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School

2–11Ages
101Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144288URN

High Road, Guyhirn, Wisbech, PE13 4ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

15 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

15 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

15 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 0.9; 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 Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School (URN 110806), 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	12	15	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2025	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2024	9	13	1.4	9	1.00
Sep 2023	13	14	1.1	11	0.85
Sep 2022	10	15	1.5	9	0.90
Sep 2021	10	10	1.0	8	0.80
Sep 2020	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2019	11	13	1.2	8	0.73
Sep 2018	7	9	1.3	6	0.86
Sep 2017	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2016 *	8	12	1.5	7	0.88
Sep 2015 *	11	14	1.3	8	0.73
Sep 2014 *	9	8	0.9	7	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 73% · Maths 93% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%65th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	109	107
2023/24	67%	0%	105	105
2022/23	67%	0%	114	106

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

Guyhirn CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

2026

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Alderman Payne Primary School
5.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
All Saints Interchurch Academy
6.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
6.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Friday Bridge Community Primary School
6.5 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Burrowmoor Primary Academy
7.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Elm CofE Primary School
7.6 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144288 · 873/3056
Trust: Grace Schools
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 102 pupils · 101 on roll
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School (URN 110806)
Address: High Road, Guyhirn, Wisbech, PE13 4ED
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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