Gorefield Primary Academy
69 High Road, Gorefield, Wisbech, PE13 4NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Aimee Garner
- Sponsor
- The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 145553
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945870321
About this school
Gorefield Primary Academy is a primary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 10 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 63% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 69% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 81% | 29% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Gorefield 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 | 70% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorefield Primary Academy compares
Gorefield Primary Academy ranked 188th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 7.3% | 27% | 95 | — |
| Leverington Primary Academy | 63% | 7% | 35.7% | 190 | 1.7 miles |
| Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy | 79% | 6.5% | 45.1% | 193 | 2.5 miles |
| Peckover Primary School | 45% | 4.6% | 29.6% | 433 | 2.5 miles |
| Kinderley Primary School | 27% | 9.1% | 55.7% | 74 | 2.5 miles |
| Orchards Church of England Academy | 49% | 8.6% | 53.9% | 384 | 2.9 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)
- 27%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leverington Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Peckover Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Kinderley Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Orchards Church of England Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Gorefield Primary Academy ranks 23rd 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
- 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 Gorefield Primary Academy teach?
- Gorefield Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorefield Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Gorefield Primary Academy is Miss Aimee Garner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gorefield Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorefield 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 Gorefield Primary Academy?
- Gorefield Primary Academy has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gorefield Primary Academy full?
- Gorefield Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 95 on roll (90%), 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 Gorefield Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Gorefield Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorefield Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gorefield Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gorefield Primary Academy?
- Gorefield 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 Gorefield Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gorefield Primary Academy rank locally?
- Gorefield Primary Academy ranked 188th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gorefield Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Gorefield Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gorefield Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gorefield 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 2 July 2026.