Upwell Academy
School Road, Upwell, Wisbech, PE14 9EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Harris
- Sponsor
- Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 144017
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945773220
About this school
Upwell Academy is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 42% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 65% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 61% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 55% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Upwell Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upwell Academy compares
Upwell Academy ranked 252nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 8.2% | 25.5% | 180 | — |
| Beaupre Community Primary School | 46% | 6.3% | 38.6% | 145 | 1.4 miles |
| Friday Bridge Community Primary School | 29% | 6.7% | 43.6% | 89 | 2.6 miles |
| Emneth Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 26.3% | 209 | 3.0 miles |
| Townley Primary School | 38% | 6.4% | 30.2% | 102 | 3.2 miles |
| Elm CofE Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 31.3% | 243 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 23.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beaupre Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Friday Bridge Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Emneth Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Townley Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Elm CofE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Upwell Academy ranks 21st 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 Upwell Academy teach?
- Upwell Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Upwell Academy?
- The headteacher of Upwell Academy is Mr Chris Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upwell Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upwell Academy, 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 Upwell Academy?
- Upwell Academy has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Upwell Academy full?
- Upwell Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), 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 Upwell Academy a faith school?
- No. Upwell Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Upwell Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Upwell Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Upwell Academy?
- Upwell Academy is part of EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Upwell Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upwell Academy rank locally?
- Upwell Academy ranked 252nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upwell Academy's absence rate?
- Upwell Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upwell Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upwell Academy'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 15 July 2026.