Murrow Primary Academy

School overview

Murrow Primary Academy is a primary school serving Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 106 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Murrow Primary Academy 'Good'. 47% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 20.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to 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 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Murrow Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 15 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 7.08 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.