Alderman Payne Primary School
Community primary school in Wisbech (Cambridgeshire).
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).Alderman Payne Primary School is a small village school located near to the town of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. We are a community school that admits 15 children per year into Reception. We also admit children at other times of the year if we have a space, for example if you have moved into Parson Drove village or the surrounding area.
At Alderman Payne we know that the primary phase of your child's learning is the most important. We aim to use our whole environment, indoors and out, to encourage our children to be inquisitive and curious. In their earliest years, children can develop their interests and passions that stay with them for life.
Therefore, we aim to introduce the children to inspirational role models and first-hand experiences to help them find these for themselves to prepare for the next phase of their education and beyond.
We provide a broad curriculum and are well resourced to support the children's skills and knowledge across a range of subjects as well as offering real life opportunities through educational trips and visitors. We have a wonderful playground and field with a storyteller's chair, giant mushrooms, a trim trail, a den building area and a pirate ship that the children enjoy using.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 110644
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Stratford | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Lee | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Walsham | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Topping | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Danielle Gibbs | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Felicity Amor | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Colin Killingworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Derek O'Sullivan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alexandra Craig | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Anna Lee Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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