Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 21 April 2026Report card · 7 Strong standard
- 29 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry40 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.2
- 2025 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2024 3.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2023 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2022 3.1; Peterborough median median 2.0
- 2021 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2020 2.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2019 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2018 3.1; Peterborough median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.9; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 3.6; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 3.4; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Peterborough median
Dashed bars: as John Clare Primary School (URN 110699), 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 | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 20 | 35 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 20 | 40 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2020 | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 20 | 36 | 1.8 | 23 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2018 | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 19 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2017 * | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 19 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 24 | 1.60 |
| Sep 2014 * | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 21 | 1.40 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 95% · Maths 95% → all three 91% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Peterborough median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 91% | 18% | 109 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 14% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 4% | 106 | 106 |
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
- John Clare Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · PeterboroughRequires improvement20212.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · PeterboroughGood20222.7applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · PeterboroughRemains Good20242.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · PeterboroughRemains Good20231.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 5.5 km · LincolnshireGood20231.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20242.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · LincolnshireGood20243.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20232.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145270 · 874/2233
- Trust
- Soke Education Trust
- Capacity
- 140 pupils · 130 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2018
- Replaced
- John Clare Primary School (URN 110699)
- Address
- West Street, Helpston, Peterborough, PE6 7DX
- Local authority
- Peterborough
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources