Walpole Highway Primary SchoolWest Walton Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Walpole Highway Primary School and West Walton Community Primary School are primary schools in Wisbech.

  • Walpole Highway Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and West Walton Community Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Walpole Highway Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walpole Highway Primary School was judged Good and West Walton Community Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • 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 34.0% for West Walton Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at West Walton Community Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 34.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walpole Highway Primary School versus West Walton Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WisbechWalpole Highway Primary SchoolWisbechWest Walton Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF36/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking243rd of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure268th of 333 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll49 208
Capacity54 210
LocationWisbech, PE14 7QQ Wisbech, PE14 7HA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure34.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census49 208
Free school meals (ever 6)34.7% 23.1%
English as an additional language4.1% 2.9%
SEN support30.6% 20.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% Stronger figure8.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence34.0% 25.3% 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

West Walton Community Primary School

Full profiles: Walpole Highway Primary School · West Walton Community Primary School