Gorefield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
4.795 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 17 April 2023
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2023 (miles)
Gorefield 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 28 June 2022. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2023 entry.
Gorefield 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 2023 | 4.795 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 3.065 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 2.073 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2023 place went to a child living 4.795 miles away, the 2nd longest of 7 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2023 last distance.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2022 to 2023, and the 2023 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire that have results.
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
- 69 High Road, Gorefield, Wisbech, PE13 4NB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 June 2022
Strengths
- “Gorefield Primary Academy is a warm and welcoming place because of the way pupils treat others.”
- “Pupils talk frankly about how much their school has improved since the new leaders came.”
- “Their school is a place where they feel safe and able to learn.”
To improve
- “The quality of teachers’ checks on pupils’ knowledge and understanding varies from subject to subject.”
- “However, this effective practice is not seen in all subjects.”
- “As a result, pupils’ recall varies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 29% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Leverington Primary Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy 2.5 mi Good
- Peckover Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kinderley Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchards Church of England Academy 2.9 mi Not judged
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School 3.3 mi Good
- Elm Road Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clarkson Infants School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published