Townley Primary School

CambridgeshireCommunity school

Crown Road, Christchurch, Wisbech, PE14 9NA

Headteacher: Mrs Maria-Anne HigginsSchool website ↗Pupils: 104 (capacity: 86)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2022
38%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 29 March 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
38.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 50%·Maths 50%All three 38%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected50%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected50%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
6
How many families wanted this school first?
6
How many got their first choice?
6of 6 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
7

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
56 girls, 48 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 45% (2018/19), currently 38%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1636.0%0.0%-1.3-4.1-4.0
2016/1711.0%0.0%-3.1+0.5-9.8
2017/1844.0%0.0%-1.9-0.5-5.9
2018/1945.0%0.0%-1.8-0.5-2.2
2022/2331.0%0.0%0.0-8.2-4.3
2023/2443.0%14.0%---
2024/2538.0%6.0%---