Walpole Highway Primary School

NorfolkCommunity school

School Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QQ

Headteacher: Mrs Emma HuntSchool website ↗Pupils: 49 (capacity: 54)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2022
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 18 October 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.
71.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 86%·Writing 71%·Maths 71%All three 71%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding14%
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?
4
How many families wanted this school first?
4
How many got their first choice?
4of 4 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
17

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
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).
29.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
22 girls, 27 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 71% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/160.0%0.0%-+4.9-9.3
2016/1717.0%0.0%+0.3-11.8-1.7
2017/1827.0%0.0%-4.1+1.0-6.2
2018/1920.0%0.0%-5.8-3.7-7.0
2022/2311.0%0.0%0.0-5.4-5.4
2023/24-----
2024/2571.0%14.0%---
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