Wimbish Primary Academy
Tye Green, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, CB10 2XE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicky Butcher
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 150061
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01799599245
About this school
Wimbish Primary Academy is a primary academy in Saffron Walden. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 41 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2022, 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Wimbish Primary School (URN 114990).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 36% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Wimbish 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wimbish Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.4% | 23.3% | 41 | — |
| Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 8% | 138 | 1.4 miles |
| Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy | 78% | 4.2% | 11.7% | 140 | 2.7 miles |
| Katherine Semar Infant School | — | 3.7% | 10.6% | 180 | 3.2 miles |
| Katherine Semar Junior School | 79% | 3.1% | 12.9% | 256 | 3.2 miles |
| Great Sampford Community Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 79 | 3.2 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)
- 23.33%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.43%
- Persistent absence
- 5.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
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Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
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Katherine Semar Infant School3.2 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
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Katherine Semar Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
-
Great Sampford Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Saffron Walden
Other schools in Saffron Walden
- Ashdon Primary School Primary
- Clavering Primary School Primary
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy Primary
- Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Sampford Community Primary School Primary
- Katherine Semar Infant School Primary
- Katherine Semar Junior School Primary
- R A Butler Infant School Primary
- R A Butler Junior School Primary
- Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wimbish Primary Academy teach?
- Wimbish Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Saffron Walden.
- Who is the headteacher of Wimbish Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Wimbish Primary Academy is Mrs Nicky Butcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wimbish Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wimbish 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 Wimbish Primary Academy?
- Wimbish Primary Academy has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wimbish Primary Academy full?
- Wimbish Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 41 on roll (39%), 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 Wimbish Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Wimbish Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wimbish Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wimbish Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wimbish Primary Academy?
- Wimbish Primary Academy is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Wimbish Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Wimbish Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 2.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wimbish Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wimbish 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.