Townley Primary School

General Information

Address: Crown Road, Christchurch, Wisbech, PE14 9NA
Phone: 01354638229
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Maria-Anne Higgins
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 102
School capacity: 86
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 36
% eligible for free school meals: 35.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 25.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 18.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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Ranked #23 of 25 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#21Peckover Primary SchoolGood
#22Thomas Eaton Primary AcademyGood
#23Townley Primary SchoolGood
#24Wisbech St Mary CofE AcademyGood
#25Burrowmoor Primary AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Alderman Jacobs SchoolGood
#2Alderman Payne Primary SchoolGood
#3All Saints Interchurch AcademyGood
#4Benwick Primary SchoolGood
#5Cavalry Primary SchoolGood
#6Coates Primary SchoolGood
#7Cromwell Community CollegeGood
#8Elm CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9Elm Road Primary SchoolGood
#10Friday Bridge Community Primary SchoolGood
#11Gorefield Primary AcademyGood
#12Guyhirn CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#13Kinderley Primary SchoolGood
#14Kingsfield Primary SchoolGood
#15Leverington Primary AcademyGood
#16Lionel Walden Primary SchoolGood
#17Manea Community Primary SchoolGood
#18Murrow Primary AcademyGood
#19New Road Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#20Park Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#21Peckover Primary SchoolGood
#22Thomas Eaton Primary AcademyGood
#23Townley Primary SchoolGood
#24Wisbech St Mary CofE AcademyGood
#25Burrowmoor Primary AcademyInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,790 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #1 of 28 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Townley Primary School£9,790
#2Kinderley Primary School£9,501
#3All Saints Interchurch Academy£8,844

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Townley Primary School£9,790
#2Kinderley Primary School£9,501
#3All Saints Interchurch Academy£8,844
#4Friday Bridge Community Primary School£8,588
#5Thomas Eaton Primary Academy£8,563
#6Benwick Primary School£8,435
#7Manea Community Primary School£8,239
#8Gorefield Primary Academy£7,950
#9Alderman Payne Primary School£7,907
#10Murrow Primary Academy£7,547
#11Kingsfield Primary School£7,416
#12Cromwell Community College£7,148
#13Orchards Church of England Academy£7,144
#14Coates Primary School£6,926
#15Lionel Walden Primary School£6,901
#16Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy£6,803
#17Burrowmoor Primary Academy£6,753
#18Leverington Primary Academy£6,668
#19Peckover Primary School£6,607
#20Cavalry Primary School£6,560
#21New Road Primary & Nursery School£6,414
#22Elm Road Primary School£6,393
#23Glebelands Primary Academy£6,323
#24Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School£6,224
#25Westwood Primary School£6,118
#26Alderman Jacobs School£6,104
#27Park Lane Primary & Nursery School£6,034
#28Elm CofE Primary School£5,467

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