West Walton Community Primary School
School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, PE14 7HA
- 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
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 120890
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945583620
About this school
West Walton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Walton Community 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 34% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 70% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 63% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 West Walton Community 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 | 50% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 34% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Walton Community Primary School compares
West Walton Community Primary School ranked 240th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34% | 8.7% | 23.1% | 193 | — |
| Orchards Church of England Academy | 49% | 8.6% | 53.9% | 384 | 1.6 miles |
| Clarkson Infants School | — | 6.2% | 30.2% | 187 | 1.9 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School | 54% | 7.5% | 44.6% | 225 | 1.9 miles |
| Walpole Highway Primary School | 71% | 7.7% | 34.7% | 39 | 2.2 miles |
| Peckover Primary School | 45% | 4.6% | 29.6% | 433 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.08%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.73%
- Persistent absence
- 25.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchards Church of England Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Clarkson Infants School1.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Walpole Highway Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Peckover Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
West Walton Community Primary School ranks 19th 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Craig Jansen (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Craig Jansen to Mrs Emma Hunt recorded 16 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does West Walton Community Primary School teach?
- West Walton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of West Walton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of West Walton Community Primary School is Mrs Emma Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Walton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Walton Community 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 West Walton Community Primary School?
- West Walton Community Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is West Walton Community Primary School full?
- West Walton Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), 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 West Walton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Walton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Walton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records West Walton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is West Walton Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- West Walton Community 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 West Walton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 34% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Walton Community Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- West Walton Community Primary School ranked 240th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Walton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- West Walton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Walton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Walton Community 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 16 July 2026.