Ramnoth Junior School
Ramnoth Road, Wisbech, PE13 2JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Ms Sam Miller
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 282
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 140173
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945583690
About this school
Ramnoth Junior School is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 340 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ramnoth Junior 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
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
- 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 | 72 | 82 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 61% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 76% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 67% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 65% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Ramnoth Junior 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 | 46% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ramnoth Junior School compares
Ramnoth Junior School ranked 125th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.3% | 46.6% | 340 | — |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | — | 6% | 39.7% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| Elm Road Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 194 | 0.2 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School | 54% | 7.5% | 44.6% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Clarkson Infants School | — | 6.2% | 30.2% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Peckover Primary School | 45% | 4.6% | 29.6% | 433 | 1.0 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)
- 46.57%
- English as an additional language
- 51.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Nene Infant & Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Elm Road Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Clarkson Infants School0.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Peckover Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Ramnoth Junior School ranks 11th 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 Ramnoth Junior School teach?
- Ramnoth Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the executive principal of Ramnoth Junior School?
- The executive principal of Ramnoth Junior School is Ms Sam Miller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ramnoth Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramnoth Junior 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 Ramnoth Junior School?
- Ramnoth Junior School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ramnoth Junior School full?
- Ramnoth Junior School has capacity for 282 pupils and 340 on roll (121%), so it is at or above 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 Ramnoth Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ramnoth Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ramnoth Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ramnoth Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ramnoth Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Ramnoth Junior School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ramnoth Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ramnoth Junior School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Ramnoth Junior School ranked 125th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ramnoth Junior School's absence rate?
- Ramnoth Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ramnoth Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ramnoth Junior 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.