Peckover Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.08 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Peckover Primary School is a primary school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Peckover Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.08 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.415 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.21 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 2.103 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.265 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.08 miles away: 22nd shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle 1.74 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2024 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 66 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Leverington Road, Wisbech, PE13 1PJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 433 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this happy, welcoming school.”
- “The school’s PROUD values are at the heart of daily life.”
- “High-quality pastoral support helps pupils and families, with the school going above and beyond to remove barriers to attendance or engagement.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that pupils would like more of these opportunities.”
- “This approach is not yet reflected in national outcomes.”
- “However, as this work is at an early stage, some pupils do not have strong enough knowledge of grammar, spelling and punctuation and handwriting.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 45% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 66 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Orchards Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Leverington Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School 0.8 mi Good
- Clarkson Infants School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Elm Road Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ramnoth Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- Elm CofE Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published