Thorpe Primary Academy

Primary · Peterborough · PE3 9UG · URN 144981

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-21Cohort 447

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 84

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 63 schools in Peterborough

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
63%
Peterborough 59%England 61%
4 percentage points above the area average of 59
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
5%
Peterborough 6.1%England 8%
1.1 percentage points below the area average of 6.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Peterborough 104.75England 105
In line with the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Peterborough 104.17England 105
0.8 above the area average of 104.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Peterborough 104.49England 105
0.5 above the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
39%
Peterborough 25.3%England 32%
13.7 percentage points above the area average of 25.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
74%
Peterborough 69.7%
4.3 percentage points above the area average of 69.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
71%
Peterborough 68%
3 percentage points above the area average of 68
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
74%
Peterborough 69.4%
4.6 percentage points above the area average of 69.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
84
Peterborough 51
33.4 above the area average of 50.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Peterborough	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	63% Peterborough 59%England 61%	4 percentage points above the area average of 59	2 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	5% Peterborough 6.1%England 8%	1.1 percentage points below the area average of 6.1	3 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Peterborough 104.75England 105	In line with the area average of 104.8	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Peterborough 104.17England 105	0.8 above the area average of 104.2	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Peterborough 104.49England 105	0.5 above the area average of 104.5	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	39% Peterborough 25.3%England 32%	13.7 percentage points above the area average of 25.3	7 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	74% Peterborough 69.7%	4.3 percentage points above the area average of 69.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	71% Peterborough 68%	3 percentage points above the area average of 68	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	74% Peterborough 69.4%	4.6 percentage points above the area average of 69.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	84 Peterborough 51	33.4 above the area average of 50.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Peterborough · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 55% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 32.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 39% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 5% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 63% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 82.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Thorpe Primary Academy Good at its inspection on 21/09/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Thorpe Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough, postcode PE3 9UG (URN 144981).
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