Peckover Primary School
Leverington Road, Wisbech, PE13 1PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Kate Kendal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Brooke Weston Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 442
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- URN
- 139466
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945584741
About this school
Peckover Primary School is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 433 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Peckover 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 57 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 47% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 61% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 70% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 65% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Peckover 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 | 61% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Peckover Primary School compares
Peckover Primary School ranked 162nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 4.6% | 29.6% | 433 | — |
| Orchards Church of England Academy | 49% | 8.6% | 53.9% | 384 | 0.7 miles |
| Leverington Primary Academy | 63% | 7% | 35.7% | 190 | 0.8 miles |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | — | 6% | 39.7% | 217 | 0.8 miles |
| Clarkson Infants School | — | 6.2% | 30.2% | 187 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School | 54% | 7.5% | 44.6% | 225 | 0.9 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)
- 29.6%
- English as an additional language
- 42.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchards Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
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Leverington Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
The Nene Infant & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Clarkson Infants School0.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Peckover Primary School ranks 17th 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 Peckover Primary School teach?
- Peckover Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the principal of Peckover Primary School?
- The principal of Peckover Primary School is Mrs Kate Kendal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Peckover Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Peckover 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 Peckover Primary School?
- Peckover Primary School has 433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Peckover Primary School full?
- Peckover Primary School has capacity for 442 pupils and 433 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Peckover Primary School a faith school?
- No. Peckover Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Peckover Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Peckover Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Peckover Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Peckover Primary School is part of THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Peckover Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Peckover Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Peckover Primary School ranked 162nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Peckover Primary School's absence rate?
- Peckover Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Peckover Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Peckover 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 1 July 2026.