Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Murrow Primary Academy

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145147URN

73 Murrow Bank, Murrow, Wisbech, PE13 4HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

47%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
1 March 2022
Graded inspection: 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 · 15 named it first

2026 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Murrow Primary Academy (URN 139574), Murrow Primary School (URN 110642), 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	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2025	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2024	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	14	24	1.7	19	1.36
Sep 2022	14	31	2.2	17	1.21
Sep 2021	14	23	1.6	15	1.07
Sep 2020	15	24	1.6	12	0.80
Sep 2019	14	35	2.5	19	1.36
Sep 2018	15	31	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2017 *	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2016 *	15	28	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2015 *	13	22	1.7	10	0.77
Sep 2014 *	13	23	1.8	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 53% · Maths 73% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%157th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	47%	0%	103	101
2023/24	27%	0%	100	98
2022/23	75%	0%	107	105

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

Murrow Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

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

Good2023

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
3.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
6.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place
Gorefield Primary Academy
7.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

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

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Duke of Bedford Primary School
8.8 km · Peterborough

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Shepeau Stow Primary School
8.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145147 · 873/2053
Trust: The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Murrow Primary Academy (URN 139574); Murrow Primary School (URN 110642)
Address: 73 Murrow Bank, Murrow, Wisbech, PE13 4HD
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources