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The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Wisbech · PE13 5QY

Ages 4–11 · 109 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

88%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

2.43 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-03

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)88%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
95

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

2.43 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

34

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill104%

109 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
109
Boys / girls
66 / 43
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
109 / 105 (104%)
Free school meals
22.9%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lincoln
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Federation
The Tydd St Mary & Weston Hills Church Schools Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Sonya Ely

Location

Address
Churchway, Tydd St Mary
Postcode
PE13 5QY
Town
Wisbech
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
South Holland
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wisbech, Lincolnshire, 109 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lincoln.

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 Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

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

  • Kinderley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wisbech · PE13 5LG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM48.6%
    • Demand0.86

    1.9 miles away

  • Long Sutton County Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Spalding · PE12 9EP · Lincolnshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM26.9%
    • Demand0.93

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sonya Ely
Telephone
01945420269
Website
www.tydd-st-mary.lincs.sch.uk

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