St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School

St Peter’s CofE Aided Junior School has transitioned from a previous grade of Requires Improvement to Good in this inspection. The school environment is nurturing and encourages pupils to embrace their learning. Pupils generally enjoy their time at school, demonstrating positive behaviors and strong friendships while engaging meaningfully with their education. The school has made significant strides in redesigning its curriculum, which is ambitious and caters well to all pupils, including those with special educational needs. Although the majority of pupils learn well, there are still areas needing improvement, particularly in the delivery of precise teaching and clarity of instructions given by educators.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a caring and supportive school environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed for all pupils.
• Teachers receive high-quality training to aid in curriculum delivery.
• Pupils show perseverance and resilience in their learning.
• Strong focus on reading with a well-developed reading scheme.
• Pupils' behavior is generally good, with high expectations set.
• Opportunities for character development through core values are widespread.
• Teachers routinely check pupils' understanding and adapt teaching accordingly.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent clarity in teachers' explanations affects learning.
• Some teaching lacks precision, leading to potential gaps in 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 St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.3% 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, 8.2% of pupils at St Peter's CofE Aided Junior 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 St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 18.7% of pupils at St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School received £6,996 and spent £6,182 for each of its 231 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Grace Schools, income was £7,113 and spending £6,207 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

St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is part of Grace Schools, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Orchards Church of England Academy Wisbech
• Elm CofE Primary School Wisbech
• Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Wisbech
• Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy Wisbech
• Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Wisbech
• Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School Wisbech
• Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School King'S Lynn
• Holy Cross Church of England Primary School King'S Lynn
• Hilgay Riverside Academy Downham Market
• St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy King'S Lynn

What is St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School have?

St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School cover?

St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School?

St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School is at Trafford Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2ES.