Community school · Lincolnshire

Deeping St James Community Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120396URN

Hereward Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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70 applications for 29 places · 43rd of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 June 2017
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

70 applications · 29 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

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

This school
Lincolnshire 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	70	2.4	32	1.10
Sep 2025	23	54	2.4	23	1.00
Sep 2024	30	72	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	66	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2022	25	55	2.2	22	0.88
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	21	60	2.9	20	0.95
Sep 2017	30	75	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2016	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	75	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	87	2.9	47	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 84% · Maths 80% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%32nd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	12%	105	104
2023/24	70%	10%	107	105
2022/23	68%	10%	105	105

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

Deeping St James Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Linchfield Academy
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Market Deeping Community Primary School
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Northborough Primary School
1.8 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
3.9 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Langtoft Primary School
4.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
John Clare Primary School
5.8 km · Peterborough

2026

2.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
William Law CofE Primary School
5.8 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120396 · 925/2062
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hereward Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8PZ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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