Murrow Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address 73 Murrow Bank
Murrow
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
PE13 4HD
Phone 01945700357
Reference Number 145147

Murrow Primary Academy is performing well overall, offering a good quality of education where pupils are happy and feel safe. The school creates a harmonious learning environment, with pupils engaging positively with staff and peers. A well-structured curriculum is in place that supports students from Reception to Year 6, with notable strengths in reading and personal development. However, areas for improvement have been identified, particularly regarding the matching of reading materials to pupils' phonetic knowledge and the need for a fuller development of some subjects' curricula.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 106
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 43.4%
Girls: 56.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 6 17
2 3 10 13
3 8 8 16
4 6 8 14
5 6 10 16
6 6 9 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.2%
White, Other 2.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 01 Mar 2022
Date Report
01 Mar 2022 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy, safe, and enjoy attending school.
  • Strong relationships exist between pupils and staff.
  • Reading is taught effectively, with most pupils reading fluently by Year 2.
  • High expectations lead to good behavior and attitudes among pupils.
  • Pupils with SEND receive effective support to aid their independence.
  • Leaders prioritize staff well-being and provide effective training.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils struggle due to books not being closely matched to their phonic knowledge.
  • In a few subjects, curriculum development is incomplete.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 47%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.2
Writing -0.6
Maths 0.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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