Elm CofE Primary School
Main Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jackie Mills
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Grace Schools
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 244
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 143835
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945860295
About this school
Elm CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 243 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
- Early years
- 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 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 75% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 78% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 84% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 CofE 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 | 65% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elm CofE Primary School compares
Elm CofE Primary School ranked 106th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.6% | 31.3% | 243 | — |
| Friday Bridge Community Primary School | 29% | 6.7% | 43.6% | 89 | 1.2 miles |
| Elm Road Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 194 | 1.6 miles |
| Emneth Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 26.3% | 209 | 1.6 miles |
| Ramnoth Junior School | 57% | 6.3% | 46.6% | 340 | 1.7 miles |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | — | 6% | 39.7% | 217 | 1.8 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)
- 31.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Friday Bridge Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Elm Road Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Emneth Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Ramnoth Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
The Nene Infant & Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Elm CofE Primary School ranks 9th 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 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
- Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Elm CofE Primary School teach?
- Elm CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elm CofE Primary School is Mrs Jackie Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elm CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm CofE 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 big is Elm CofE Primary School?
- Elm CofE Primary School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Elm CofE Primary School full?
- Elm CofE Primary School has capacity for 244 pupils and 243 on roll (100%), 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 Elm CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Elm CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Elm CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elm CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Elm CofE Primary School?
- Elm CofE Primary 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 Elm CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 61% 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 CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Elm CofE Primary School ranked 106th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Elm CofE 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 Elm CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elm CofE 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 10 July 2026.