Murrow Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.079 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Murrow Primary Academy is a primary school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2022. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Murrow Primary Academy 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 | 7.079 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 4.268 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 2.98 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.798 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 3.221 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.407 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 2.451 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 7.079 miles from the school, the 2nd longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2023 and 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- 73 Murrow Bank, Murrow, Wisbech, PE13 4HD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this small, welcoming community school.”
- “They form positive and respectful friendships with each other and with staff.”
- “Pupils play well together at social times.”
To improve
- “Most recently, the school's attendance was negatively affected by a spate of absences in the Autumn term 2025.”
- “There is still a little more work to do to get attendance back to where it was before.”
- “Sometimes, these checks are not used as well as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 47% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Alderman Payne Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy 2.9 mi Good
- Gorefield Primary Academy 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Leverington Primary Academy 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peckover Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Elm Road Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published