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Murrow Primary Academy

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Academy sponsor led in Wisbech, PE13 4HD, taking ages 4 to 11, 103 on roll.

Good Ofsted, May 2022
7.079 mi Admitted from, 2026/27
98% Full
47.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2026/27 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Murrow Primary Academy lived 7.079 miles away, according to Cambridgeshire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 7.079 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Murrow Primary Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 7.079 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
How full 103 pupils in 105 places (98% full)
TrustTHE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Local authorityCambridgeshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 12 May 2022
Meeting the expected standard 47.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 47.0%
2023/24 27.0%
2022/23 75.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Murrow Primary Academy

Girls and boys55.3% girls, 44.7% boys
English as an additional language1.9% of pupils
Free school meals31.1% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Murrow Primary Academy

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 7.079 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is PE13 at £228,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
PE13 Fenland 5.0 mi £228,000 65 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Murrow Primary Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around PE13: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Murrow Primary Academy?

Murrow Primary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 7.079 miles away, per Cambridgeshire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Murrow Primary Academy?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 7.079 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 98% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Murrow Primary Academy guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Cambridgeshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.