Gorefield Primary Academy

Gorefield Primary Academy is performing well, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school is described as a warm and welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and supported in their learning. The leadership has successfully implemented a clear curriculum and robust systems for managing pupil behavior, leading to noticeable improvements in the school's culture and educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and supportive relationships with staff.
• The school provides a high-quality education with an engaging curriculum.
• Effective training and support for staff enhance educational delivery.
• Special educational needs provision is organized and regularly evaluated.
• Pupils participate in a wide range of activities promoting personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in assessing pupils' knowledge and ensuring retention across subjects.
• Attendance issues affecting some pupils' learning.

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 Gorefield Primary Academy attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% 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, 6.0% of pupils at Gorefield Primary Academy 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 Gorefield Primary Academy had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 65.2% 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, 26.3% of pupils at Gorefield Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Gorefield Primary Academy received £8,329 and spent £8,345 for each of its 100 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £11,000 (-£107 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, income was £7,117 and spending £7,316 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

Gorefield Primary Academy is part of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Leverington Primary Academy Wisbech
• Murrow Primary Academy Wisbech
• Burrowmoor Primary Academy March
• Thomas Eaton Primary Academy March
• Glebelands Primary Academy Chatteris
• Braybrook Primary Academy Peterborough
• Kimbolton Primary Academy Huntingdon
• Great Staughton Primary Academy St Neots
• Wintringham Primary Academy St. Neots
• The Round House Primary Academy St Neots

What is Gorefield Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gorefield Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Gorefield Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Gorefield Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Gorefield Primary Academy have?

Gorefield Primary Academy has 95 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gorefield Primary Academy cover?

Gorefield Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Gorefield Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 29% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gorefield Primary Academy?

Gorefield Primary Academy is at 69 High Road, Gorefield, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4NB.