Community school · Peterborough

Southfields Primary School

4–11Ages
540Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110691URN

Southfields Estate, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

132 applications for 59 places · 27th of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Peterborough median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

132 applications · 59 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.8
2015 3.6; Peterborough median median 2.0
2014 2.3; Peterborough median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	132	2.2	66	1.12
Sep 2025	66	133	2.0	63	0.95
Sep 2024	57	119	2.1	50	0.88
Sep 2023	61	120	2.0	57	0.93
Sep 2022	57	133	2.3	52	0.91
Sep 2021	49	115	2.4	43	0.88
Sep 2020	68	144	2.1	67	0.99
Sep 2019	75	150	2.0	68	0.91
Sep 2018	87	167	1.9	70	0.80
Sep 2017	90	228	2.5	101	1.12
Sep 2016	90	223	2.5	99	1.10
Sep 2015	57	203	3.6	98	1.72
Sep 2014	76	174	2.3	75	0.99

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 64% · Maths 59% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%50th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	5%	103	102
2023/24	54%	2%	104	103
2022/23	53%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Southfields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Oakdale Primary School
0.4 km · Peterborough

2026

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Saint Michael CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Heritage Park Primary School
1.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Farcet CofE (C) Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Old Fletton Primary School
2.0 km · Peterborough

2026

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Woodston Primary School
2.3 km · Peterborough

Good2023

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hampton Lakes Primary School
2.4 km · Peterborough

Good2024

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110691 · 874/2223
Capacity: 630 pupils · 540 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Replaced: Southfields Infant School (URN 110706)
Address: Southfields Estate, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8PU
Local authority: Peterborough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources