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Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
High Road, Guyhirn, Wisbech PE13 4ED · guy.graceschools.org.uk · 01945 450247
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.54 mi
- 4.09 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 101
- 99% of 102 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Grace Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 2.54 mi (4.09 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.54 mi4.09 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110806)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 36
- 51% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied