Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Wisbech, Cambridgeshire·PE13 4ED
Composite score
43.6
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#9,643
National rank
#1046
In East of England
#111
In Cambridgeshire
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
15
any preference, for 12 places
Applications from another council area
13%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9020220.8520231.0020241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
107
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,224
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School at a glance

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 107 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.4%. There are about 26.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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