Academy converter · Peterborough

Orton Wistow Primary School

4–11Ages
378Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146845URN

Wistow Way, Orton Wistow, Wistow Way, Peterborough, PE2 6GF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 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

99 applications for 47 places · 31st of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 11 July 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

99 applications · 47 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as Orton Wistow Primary School (URN 110893), 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	47	99	2.1	43	0.91
Sep 2025	50	83	1.7	43	0.86
Sep 2024	57	89	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2023	58	106	1.8	67	1.16
Sep 2022	35	75	2.1	34	0.97
Sep 2021	60	103	1.7	65	1.08
Sep 2020	60	108	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2019 *	59	124	2.1	64	1.08
Sep 2018 *	60	140	2.3	68	1.13
Sep 2017 *	60	118	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2016 *	60	123	2.1	62	1.03
Sep 2015 *	60	119	2.0	68	1.13
Sep 2014 *	59	114	1.9	65	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 76% · Maths 67% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%35th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	62%	9%	104	103
2023/24	65%	5%	105	104
2022/23	63%	7%	106	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

Orton Wistow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St John's Church School
2.0 km · Peterborough

Good2023

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Winyates Primary School
2.4 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Castor CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Peterborough

Good2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Braybrook Primary Academy
2.6 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Longthorpe Primary Academy
3.1 km · Peterborough

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Leighton Primary and Preschool
3.3 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146845 · 874/5205
Trust: Meridian Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 378 on roll
Free school meals: 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: Orton Wistow Primary School (URN 110893)
Address: Wistow Way, Orton Wistow, Wistow Way, Peterborough, PE2 6GF
Local authority: Peterborough

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