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Wittering Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Peterborough

Church Road, Peterborough, PE8 6AF

Website 01780782336

44

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 24/09/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.6%

12.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

234

Capacity used

Has space

56%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer

33

Places offered

39

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3333● 100%
2nd preference60● 0%
3rd preference00—
Total393385%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Peterborough lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Charlotte Blake
Address
Church Road, Wittering, Peterborough, PE8 6AF
Phone
01780782336
Local authority
Peterborough
Ward / constituency
Wittering · North West Cambridgeshire
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145269

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals23%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support9%——
56% boys (131)44% girls (103)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SOKE EDUCATION TRUST

234 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    24 September 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 240 pupils

Attendance

95.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
16%
21/22
12%
22/23
15%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths44%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard78%
+3% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard80%
+6% vs England
Higher standard22%
-4% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard89%
+16% vs England
Higher standard33%
+3% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard98%
+16% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

772019642023442024602025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard4%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Peterborough council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.