The Nene Infant & Nursery School

The Nene Infant and Nursery School has demonstrated notable progress since its previous inspection and now provides a good quality of education. The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and are eager to learn. With an effective curriculum designed to support all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the school has invested significantly in early reading resources, ensuring pupils develop strong literacy skills. Overall, staff morale is high, and the leadership has clear expectations, which is bolstered by strong community support and effective governance.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a nurturing and safe environment.
• Curriculum is well-designed and includes essential knowledge.
• Reading is prioritized with significant resources and support.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND enables equal access to the curriculum.
• High pupil engagement and behavior in class and during playtime.
• Effective leadership with a clear vision for improvement.
• High staff morale and a shared commitment to the school's values.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional misalignment in activity selection by teachers hinders student retention of knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Nene Infant & Nursery School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at The Nene Infant & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Nene Infant & Nursery School had 13.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.3% of pupils at The Nene Infant & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Nene Infant & Nursery School received £9,407 and spent £8,908 for each of its 234 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £121,000 (£515 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wisbech · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

The Nene Infant & Nursery School is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• Ramnoth Junior School Wisbech
• Elm Road Primary School Wisbech
• Westwood Primary School March
• Cavalry Primary School March
• Millfield Primary School Ely
• Ramsey Junior School Huntingdon
• Ramsey Spinning Infant School Huntingdon
• Highlees Primary School Peterborough
• Eyrescroft Primary School Peterborough
• The Hyde School London

What is The Nene Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Nene Infant & Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was The Nene Infant & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Nene Infant & Nursery School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does The Nene Infant & Nursery School have?

The Nene Infant & Nursery School has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Nene Infant & Nursery School cover?

The Nene Infant & Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is The Nene Infant & Nursery School?

The Nene Infant & Nursery School is at Norwich Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2AP.