Voluntary controlled school · Peterborough

Castor CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110824URN

Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

60 applications for 29 places · 32nd of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 19 June 2024Ofsted'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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

60 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Peterborough median median 1.8
2015 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.0
2014 2.5; 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	29	60	2.1	28	0.97
Sep 2025	29	44	1.5	35	1.21
Sep 2024	28	50	1.8	33	1.18
Sep 2023	21	34	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2022	28	61	2.2	37	1.32
Sep 2021	28	54	1.9	30	1.07
Sep 2020	28	51	1.8	33	1.18
Sep 2019	26	47	1.8	27	1.04
Sep 2018	26	74	2.9	34	1.31
Sep 2017	26	60	2.3	34	1.31
Sep 2016	22	57	2.6	27	1.23
Sep 2015	22	43	2.0	21	0.95
Sep 2014	22	55	2.5	28	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 74% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%15th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	70%	17%	107	107
2023/24	58%	0%	106	103
2022/23	44%	0%	104	100

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

Castor CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Orton Wistow Primary School
2.5 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ormiston Meadows Academy
3.5 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Longthorpe Primary Academy
4.0 km · Peterborough

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Nova Primary Academy
4.0 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
4.3 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St John's Church School
4.5 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Primary Academy
4.5 km · Peterborough

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110824 · 874/3078
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 196 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY
Local authority: Peterborough

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