Walpole Highway Primary SchoolAnthony Curton CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wisbech.

Summary of the comparison

Walpole Highway Primary School and Anthony Curton CofE Primary School are primary schools in Wisbech.

  • Walpole Highway Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Anthony Curton CofE Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Anthony Curton CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walpole Highway Primary School was judged Good and Anthony Curton CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Walpole Highway Primary School and 67.0% for Anthony Curton CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Anthony Curton CofE Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walpole Highway Primary School versus Anthony Curton CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WisbechWalpole Highway Primary SchoolWisbechAnthony Curton CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF36/100D45/100Stronger figure
Local ranking243rd of 333 in Norfolk 176th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll49 190
Capacity54 210
LocationWisbech, PE14 7QQ Wisbech, PE14 7NG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census49 190
Free school meals (ever 6)34.7% 14.7%
English as an additional language4.1% 2.1%
SEN support30.6% 9.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence34.0% 11.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Walpole Highway Primary School

Anthony Curton CofE Primary School

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