Townley Primary School
Community primary school in Wisbech (Cambridgeshire).
KS2 RWM expected
38%
▼ 24pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
75%
same England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
50%
▼ 24pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
50%
▼ 22pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.6%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.9
▼ 4.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
35.3%
▲ 10pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
119%
102 / 86 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Townley Primary School is a primary school located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. The Headteacher is Maria-Anne Higgins.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 110630
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sue Rudge | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Lind | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Sonia Harwood | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Crawford | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Judith Forster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maria Higgins | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mrs Lucy Norman Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record