Elm CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
3.181 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2020 (miles)
Elm CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2020 entry.
Elm CofE 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 2020 | 3.181 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.992 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 2020 lived 3.181 miles away, the 3rd longest of 13 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2020 last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2020 was further from the school than in 2019.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% 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
- Main Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14 0AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 243 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are immensely proud to be part of their school community.”
- “They feel safe, valued and well supported.”
- “Pupils experience a strong sense of belonging and trust in adults across the school.”
To improve
- “Improvements to the quality of the curriculum and how it is taught are not yet reflected by pupils' outcomes in national tests and assessments.”
- “While this indicates that pupils achieve expected standards, it does not yet fully reflect the strength of the curriculum and the consistency of teaching now in place.”
- “Opportunities to discover talents and widen interests beyond the classroom are less extensive.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2026 (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) | 61% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Elm Road Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ramnoth Junior School 1.7 mi Good
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School 1.8 mi Good
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School 2.3 mi Good
- Clarkson Infants School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Peckover Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orchards Church of England Academy 2.8 mi Not judged