Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Wisbech
Long the hub of fenland commerce, Wisbech is a market town and inland port shaped by Georgian architecture and the tidal River Nene flowing through Cambridgeshire's north-eastern corner. The parade of Georgian houses along North Brink, including Peckover House and the National Trust Crescent, marks the town's heritage quarter beside Wisbech Castle. With around 32,000 residents, Wisbech anchors the Isle of Ely's medieval administrative legacy.
Families seeking primary places favour Wisbech and Tydd St Mary as strong school-catchment neighbourhoods, with Guyhirn, Wisbech St Mary and West Walton forming the wider residential belt. Regional rail connections serve Norwich and Cambridge.
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Special
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of which3sixth forms·8faith·1nurseries38 total
Area Performance
Wisbech schools rank in the top 67% of England
Across 30 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.36/10, -0.03 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Wisbech schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Wisbech vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 67%
Across all ranked Wisbech schools
Top 65%Primaryavg #9,772 of 14,978
Top 79%Secondaryavg #3,055 of 3,861
Top 74%Sixth formavg #1,885 of 2,554
Primary schools: 24 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,772
-15 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 65% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
53%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,772
-15 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 65% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
53%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#3,055
-29 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 79% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.5
+2.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#3,055
-29 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 79% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.5
+2.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.3/10
+0.61 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,885
-24 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 74% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
17%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
32%
-18 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.3/10
+0.61 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,885
-24 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 74% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
17%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
32%
-18 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Wisbech
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Wisbech
1 Sixth Form
2026
Wisbech
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