The Nene Infant & Nursery School
Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE13 2AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Ms Sam Miller
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 140174
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945583907
About this school
The Nene Infant & Nursery School is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 217 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. 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Nene Infant & Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Nene Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 39.7% | 217 | — |
| Ramnoth Junior School | 57% | 6.3% | 46.6% | 340 | 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 | 0.6 miles |
| Peckover Primary School | 45% | 4.6% | 29.6% | 433 | 0.8 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)
- 39.74%
- English as an additional language
- 48.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 14.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramnoth Junior 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 School0.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Peckover Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other 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 year groups does The Nene Infant & Nursery School teach?
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the executive principal of The Nene Infant & Nursery School?
- The executive principal of The Nene Infant & Nursery School is Ms Sam Miller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Nene Infant & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Nene Infant & Nursery 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 The Nene Infant & Nursery School?
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is The Nene Infant & Nursery School full?
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 217 on roll (80%), 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 The Nene Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Nene Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Nene Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Nene Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Nene Infant & Nursery School?
- The Nene Infant & Nursery 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.
- What is The Nene Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Nene Infant & Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Nene Infant & Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.