Elm Road Primary School
Elm Road, Wisbech, PE13 2TB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Mills
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 142424
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945584591
About this school
Elm Road Primary School is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elm Road 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 53% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 70% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Elm Road 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 | 64% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elm Road Primary School compares
Elm Road Primary School ranked 135th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 194 | — |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | — | 6% | 39.7% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| Ramnoth Junior School | 57% | 6.3% | 46.6% | 340 | 0.2 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School | 54% | 7.5% | 44.6% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| Clarkson Infants School | — | 6.2% | 30.2% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Peckover Primary School | 45% | 4.6% | 29.6% | 433 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.5%
- English as an additional language
- 53.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 13.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Nene Infant & Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Ramnoth Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
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St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Clarkson Infants School0.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Peckover Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Elm Road Primary School ranks 12th 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
- 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
- Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Elm Road Primary School teach?
- Elm Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elm Road Primary School is Mr Stuart Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elm Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm Road 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 Elm Road Primary School?
- Elm Road Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Elm Road Primary School full?
- Elm Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 194 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 Elm Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elm Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elm Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elm Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Elm Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Elm Road Primary 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 Elm Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elm Road Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Elm Road Primary School ranked 135th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elm Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Elm Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elm Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elm Road 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 2 July 2026.