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Alderman Payne Primary School

Community school · Wisbech · PE13 4JA

Ages 4–11 · 100 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

4.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
94

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

100 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
100
Boys / girls
37 / 63
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
100 / 105 (95%)
Free school meals
29%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs S Mulford

Location

Address
9, Main Road, Parson Drove
Postcode
PE13 4JA
Town
Wisbech
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Fenland
Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 100 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29%.

Open schools in Wisbech
39
Primary schools in Wisbech
26
Academies among open schools in Wisbech
51% (20)
Open schools in PE13
23
Primary in PE13
15
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WisbechNear PE13

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs S Mulford
Telephone
01945700275
Website
http://www.aldermanpayne.co.uk

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