Clarkson Infants School
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Clarkson Infants School is a council school in Wisbech for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 187 pupils and room for 206. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 29 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 44% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Trafford Road, Wisbech, PE13 2ES01945 584867clarksonschool.co.ukMrs J Kane headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 February 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 12 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 4% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
The last child to get a place lived 820 m away in 2025. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2025. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 820 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Primary | 60 | 60 | 820 m | LA |
What a home within 820 m of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (17), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), emotional and mental health (9), Physical disability (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 187 | 194 | 186 | 193 | 204 | 209 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 26% | 26% | 29% | 31% | 31% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 26% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 30% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.2% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 20.5% | 16.3% | 27.1% | 25.6% | 15.6% | 10.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 17.0 | 23.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School | Academy | 50 m | 225 | Good 2024 | 16 | Compare |
| Orchards Church of England Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 384 | No overall grade 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 217 | Good 2022 | 42 | Compare |
| Ramnoth Junior School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 340 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| Elm Road Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 194 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Peckover Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 433 | No overall grade 2025 | 29 | Compare |
| Leverington Primary Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 190 | Good 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| West Walton Community Primary School | Council | 1.9 miles | 193 | No overall grade 2025 | 3 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Clarkson Infants School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 29 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 29% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 13 to 58. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 4.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.08 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.20 | 2024/25; 117 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Clarkson Infants School a good school?
The figures are weak. Clarkson Infants School scores 29 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 44% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 13 to 58, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Clarkson Infants School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clarkson Infants School good at its last full inspection on 23 February 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Clarkson Infants School have?
187 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 206 places, so it is 91% full.
Is Clarkson Infants School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2025 the last place went to a child living 820 m away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Clarkson Infants School?
Pupils were in school 93.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Clarkson Infants School?
The average class had 27.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Clarkson Infants School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Trafford Road, Wisbech, PE13 2ES
- Telephone
- 01945 584867
- Website
- www.clarksonschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs J Kane
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward
- Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 110649 · LAESTAB 8732091 · UKPRN 10069702
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Cambridgeshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.