Kinderley Primary School
Church Lane, Tydd St Giles, Wisbech, PE13 5LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Haidee Norman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 91
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 110762
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945870374
About this school
Kinderley Primary School is a community primary school in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 74 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 43% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 86% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 43% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 43% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 97.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kinderley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kinderley Primary School compares
Kinderley Primary School ranked 190th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 9.1% | 55.7% | 74 | — |
| The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 29.8% | 109 | 1.9 miles |
| Sutton St James Community Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 27.7% | 140 | 2.2 miles |
| Gorefield Primary Academy | 29% | 7.3% | 27% | 95 | 2.5 miles |
| Leverington Primary Academy | 63% | 7% | 35.7% | 190 | 3.3 miles |
| West Walton Community Primary School | 34% | 8.7% | 23.1% | 193 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.09%
- Persistent absence
- 30.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Sutton St James Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gorefield Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Leverington Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
West Walton Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Kinderley Primary School ranks 24th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Wisbech.
- Alderman Payne Primary School Primary
- Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Primary
- Beaupre Community Primary School Primary
- Clarkson Infants School Primary
- Elm CofE Primary School Primary
- Elm Road Primary School Primary
- Emneth Academy Primary
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Gorefield Primary Academy Primary
- Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Leverington Primary Academy Primary
- Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kinderley Primary School teach?
- Kinderley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Kinderley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kinderley Primary School is Mrs Haidee Norman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kinderley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kinderley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kinderley Primary School?
- Kinderley Primary School has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kinderley Primary School full?
- Kinderley Primary School has capacity for 91 pupils and 74 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kinderley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kinderley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kinderley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kinderley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kinderley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kinderley Primary School rank locally?
- Kinderley Primary School ranked 190th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kinderley Primary School's absence rate?
- Kinderley Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kinderley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kinderley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.