Anthony Curton CofE Primary School

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School has been rated as good overall in its recent inspection. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a quality education, with pupils showing enjoyment and pride in their learning. The curriculum is well planned and ambitious, supporting pupils in their academic progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The culture of kindness and respect established among students is notable, as is their active participation in extracurricular activities and community contributions.

Strengths

• Strong curriculum that is well-planned and ambitious.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils enjoy learning and take pride in their work.
• High expectations for behavior and positive attitudes among pupils.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some tasks are not well designed to meet the needs of all pupils.
• Teachers do not always provide effective guidance on correcting errors.

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 Anthony Curton CofE Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Anthony Curton CofE Primary 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 Anthony Curton CofE Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.2% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Anthony Curton CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Anthony Curton CofE Primary School received £6,442 and spent £5,795 for each of its 190 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 · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School is part of Grace Schools, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Anthony Curton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Anthony Curton CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Anthony Curton CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Anthony Curton CofE Primary School have?

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School has 191 pupils on roll.

What age range does Anthony Curton CofE Primary School cover?

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Anthony Curton CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Anthony Curton CofE Primary School?

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School is at The Chase, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7NG.