Community school · Peterborough

The Beeches Primary School

5–11Ages
619Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110756URN

Beech Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

99 applications for 56 places · 45th of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

99 applications · 56 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 1.8; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Peterborough median median 2.0
2014 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.0

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	56	99	1.8	54	0.96
Sep 2025	78	121	1.6	76	0.97
Sep 2024	67	103	1.5	56	0.84
Sep 2023	65	108	1.7	58	0.89
Sep 2022	51	76	1.5	51	1.00
Sep 2021	49	101	2.1	45	0.92
Sep 2020	50	99	2.0	47	0.94
Sep 2019	55	86	1.6	40	0.73
Sep 2018	68	114	1.7	61	0.90
Sep 2017	63	91	1.4	50	0.79
Sep 2016	54	78	1.4	46	0.85
Sep 2015	72	115	1.6	61	0.85
Sep 2014	58	88	1.5	42	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%19th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	67%	5%	103	105
2023/24	64%	7%	103	104
2022/23	62%	0%	102	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

The Beeches Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Primary Academy
0.6 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
West Town Primary Academy
0.7 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Queen's Drive Infant School
0.8 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Bishop Creighton Academy
1.0 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
1.2 km · Peterborough

2026

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.3 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Peterborough

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School
1.7 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2023

55%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: 110756 · 874/2325
Capacity: 630 pupils · 619 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beech Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2EH
Local authority: Peterborough

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