Murrow Primary Academy
73 Murrow Bank, Murrow, Wisbech, PE13 4HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nancy Irvine
- Sponsor
- The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 145147
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945700357
About this school
Murrow Primary Academy is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 103 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 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 27% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 55% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 45% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 36% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Murrow Primary 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Murrow Primary Academy compares
Murrow Primary Academy ranked 158th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.6% | 32.1% | 103 | — |
| Alderman Payne Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 29.6% | 100 | 1.3 miles |
| Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 35.6% | 101 | 2.4 miles |
| Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy | 79% | 6.5% | 45.1% | 193 | 2.9 miles |
| The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School | — | 7.4% | 28.1% | 60 | 3.8 miles |
| Gorefield Primary Academy | 29% | 7.3% | 27% | 95 | 4.4 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)
- 32.08%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 14.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman Payne Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gorefield Primary Academy4.4 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Murrow Primary Academy ranks 15th 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 Murrow Primary Academy teach?
- Murrow Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Murrow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Murrow Primary Academy is Mrs Nancy Irvine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Murrow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Murrow Primary 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 Murrow Primary Academy?
- Murrow Primary Academy has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Murrow Primary Academy full?
- Murrow Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 103 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Murrow Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Murrow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Murrow Primary Academy?
- Murrow Primary Academy is part of THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Murrow Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Murrow Primary Academy rank locally?
- Murrow Primary Academy ranked 158th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Murrow Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Murrow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Murrow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Murrow Primary 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 10 July 2026.