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Walpole Highway Primary School

Community school · Wisbech · PE14 7QQ

Ages 4–11 · 39 pupils · Norfolk

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

10.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.6%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
6.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
7.0%
Enrolments in measure
43

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

3

Places offered

4

1st-preference offers

3

Total preferences (any rank)
9
Preferred offers (top 3)
3
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill72%

39 pupils · 54 places

Pupils on roll
39
Boys / girls
23 / 16
School capacity
54
Capacity fill
39 / 54 (72%)
Free school meals
33.3%
FSM pupils
13
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
Federation
The Windmill Primary Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Hunt

Location

Address
School Road, Walpole Highway
Postcode
PE14 7QQ
Town
Wisbech
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Norfolk
District
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
North West Norfolk
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wisbech, Norfolk, 39 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.3%.

Open schools in Wisbech
39
Primary schools in Wisbech
26
Academies among open schools in Wisbech
51% (20)
Open schools in PE14
17
Primary in PE14
11
Open schools in Norfolk LA
464
Primary in Norfolk LA
344

Nearby primary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Hunt
Telephone
01945880329
Website
www.walpolehighway.norfolk.sch.uk

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