St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School
Trafford Road, Wisbech, PE13 2ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Executive Head
- Mrs Gemma Brown
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Sponsor
- Grace Schools
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 141213
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945583570
About this school
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is a Church of England primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 225 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 55 | 53 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 30% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 55% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 40% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 53% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| 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 St Peter's CofE Aided 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 | 45% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School compares
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School ranked 140th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.5% | 44.6% | 225 | — |
| Clarkson Infants School | — | 6.2% | 30.2% | 187 | 0.0 miles |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | — | 6% | 39.7% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Ramnoth Junior School | 57% | 6.3% | 46.6% | 340 | 0.6 miles |
| Orchards Church of England Academy | 49% | 8.6% | 53.9% | 384 | 0.7 miles |
| Elm Road Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 194 | 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)
- 44.59%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 18.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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Clarkson Infants School0.0 miles
Primary · Wisbech
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The Nene Infant & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Ramnoth Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Orchards Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Elm Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School ranks 13th 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 year groups does St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School teach?
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the executive head of St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School?
- The executive head of St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is Mrs Gemma Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's CofE Aided 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 big is St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School?
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School full?
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 225 on roll (94%), 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 St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School?
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is part of GRACE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School rank locally?
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School ranked 140th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School's absence rate?
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's CofE Aided 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.