Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School
School Road, Wisbech, PE14 8EY
106 pupils · 98% of 108 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 May 2022, published 4 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 14 | 24 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 25 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 17 | 27 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 7 | 19 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 13 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 12 | 21 | 13 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Emneth Academy 4.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Walpole Highway Primary School 4.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School 4.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Terrington St John Primary School 4.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School 5.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Clarkson Infants School 5.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.