Academy sponsor led · Peterborough

Thorpe Primary Academy

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144981URN

Atherstone Avenue, Netherton, Peterborough, PE3 9UG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

119 applications for 42 places · 7th of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 21 September 2022Ofsted'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

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Peterborough median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 42 places offered · 37 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.8; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 3.0; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as Thorpe Primary School (URN 110774), the previous school.

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	42	119	2.8	37	0.88
Sep 2025	47	117	2.5	45	0.96
Sep 2024	44	113	2.6	38	0.86
Sep 2023	45	108	2.4	42	0.93
Sep 2022	42	125	3.0	42	1.00
Sep 2021	46	110	2.4	45	0.98
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2019	54	136	2.5	47	0.87
Sep 2018	67	129	1.9	64	0.96
Sep 2017 *	72	149	2.1	70	0.97
Sep 2016 *	90	173	1.9	79	0.88
Sep 2015 *	90	204	2.3	92	1.02
Sep 2014 *	60	218	3.6	76	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 71% · Maths 74% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%27th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	63%	5%	105	105
2023/24	55%	8%	103	103
2022/23	43%	2%	104	103

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

Thorpe Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Nova Primary Academy
0.6 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Longthorpe Primary Academy
0.7 km · Peterborough

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Highlees Primary School
1.0 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
West Town Primary Academy
1.3 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
1.6 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Primary Academy
1.8 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Eyrescroft Primary School
1.9 km · Peterborough

2026

2.1applications per place 60%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144981 · 874/2012
Trust: Keys Academies Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Thorpe Primary School (URN 110774)
Address: Atherstone Avenue, Netherton, Peterborough, PE3 9UG
Local authority: Peterborough

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