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  • 2–11Ages
  • 298Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 110743URN

Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.5per place
0.7 below Peterborough median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

39 applications for 26 places · 53rd of 57 in Peterborough
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
47%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

  1. 26 June 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 26 June 2018
    Graded inspection: 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
1.5applications per place, Reception
0.7 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

  1. 2026 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.2
  2. 2025 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
  4. 2023 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.4; Peterborough median median 2.0
  6. 2021 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
  9. 2018 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
  10. 2017 1.1; Peterborough median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.2; Peterborough median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.4; Peterborough median median 2.0
  13. 2014 1.4; Peterborough median median 2.0
More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 0 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202626391.5261.00
Sep 202527371.4271.00
Sep 202424401.7241.00
Sep 202330431.4270.90
Sep 202230431.4301.00
Sep 202139591.5391.00
Sep 202033531.6270.82
Sep 201951691.4450.88
Sep 201832431.3250.78
Sep 201755581.1370.67
Sep 201655681.2430.78
Sep 201552731.4420.81
Sep 201460821.4520.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 63% · Maths 61% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%49th of 55 in Peterborough
Reading
Expected standard63%
Higher standard25%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard63%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard61%
Higher standard22%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Peterborough median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2547%5%102102
2023/2462%0%104102
2022/2365%4%103102

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

  • 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
110743 · 874/2307
Capacity
420 pupils · 298 on roll
Free school meals
43.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PL
Local authority
Peterborough

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