Terrington St John Primary School
School Road, Terrington St John, Wisbech, PE14 7SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hunt
- Federation
- The Windmill Primary Federation
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- URN
- 120883
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945880340
About this school
Terrington St John Primary School is a community primary school in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 50 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Terrington St John Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 11% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 44% | 42% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 22% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 44% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 96.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
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 Terrington St John 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Terrington St John Primary School compares
Terrington St John Primary School ranked 245th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 8.4% | 30.5% | 50 | — |
| Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School | 29% | 7.9% | 28.7% | 76 | 0.6 miles |
| Walpole Highway Primary School | 71% | 7.7% | 34.7% | 39 | 1.3 miles |
| Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 26.7% | 77 | 2.6 miles |
| Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School | 77% | 8.2% | 33.7% | 106 | 2.7 miles |
| Anthony Curton CofE Primary School | 67% | 5% | 14.7% | 191 | 3.1 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)
- 30.51%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.43%
- Persistent absence
- 30.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Walpole Highway Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School2.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Anthony Curton CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Terrington St John Primary School ranks 20th 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
- Kinderley Primary School Primary
- Leverington Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Terrington St John Primary School teach?
- Terrington St John Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Terrington St John Primary School?
- The headteacher of Terrington St John Primary School is Mrs Emma Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Terrington St John Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Terrington St John 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 many pupils are at Terrington St John Primary School?
- Terrington St John Primary School has 50 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Terrington St John Primary School full?
- Terrington St John Primary School has capacity for 85 pupils and 50 on roll (59%), 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 Terrington St John Primary School a faith school?
- No. Terrington St John Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Terrington St John Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Terrington St John Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Terrington St John Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Terrington St John Primary School is part of the The Windmill Primary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Terrington St John Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Terrington St John Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Terrington St John Primary School ranked 245th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Terrington St John Primary School's absence rate?
- Terrington St John Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Terrington St John Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Terrington St John 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 6 July 2026.