Wisbech Castle been continuously inhabited for nearly a thousand years. Mr and Mrs Gordon Fendick bought the property and, in the 1960s, passed ownership to Isle of Ely County Council this became the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council, then Cambridgeshire County Council. The Castle was used as a Professional Development Centre, providing a venue for meetings and training. School visits took place and the property is licensed for Civil Weddings. It has been registered as an asset of community value. In February 2018, Wisbech Town council took over the running of the site. The Wisbech Castle Project is run by
Wisbech schools in the United Kingdom. Magdalene House is the Preparatory school of Wisbech Grammar School. Primary schools in Wisbech include; Clarkson Infants School, St Peters CofE Aides Junior School, Orchards CofE Primary school, Peckover Primary School, The Nene Infant School, Ramnoth Junior School and Elm Road Primary School. There are also specialist schools, Meadowgate School, Wisbech School, The County School & Trinity School. There is also a further education centre: the College of West Anglia formerly the Isle of Ely College. Plans for a new £23M 600 pupil school to open in 2020 were announced in the Wisbech Standard. The