Alderman Payne Primary SchoolThe Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Alderman Payne Primary School and The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School are primary schools.
Alderman Payne Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Alderman Payne Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Alderman Payne Primary School was judged Good and The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Alderman Payne Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WisbechAlderman Payne Primary School | SpaldingThe Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 86th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | 243rd of 271 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 108 | 57 | |
| Capacity | 105 | 105 | |
| Location | Wisbech, PE13 4JA | Spalding, PE12 0NL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 75.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 108 | 57 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.6% | 28.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.6% | 10.5% | |
| SEN support | 20.4% | 36.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.5% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.0% | 15.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Alderman Payne Primary School
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
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