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Children in Peterborough
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 higher | 88.8% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 65.3% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 lower | 78.3% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 11.3% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 26.7% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 lower | 85.1% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 lower | 79.8% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 similar | 26.8% | 22.4% |
| Babies breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks 2024/25 lower | 50.7% | 55.6% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 13.6% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 27.6% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 56% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 55% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 61% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Peterborough
63 schools
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Peterborough
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Stamford
- Bishop Creighton Academy Peterborough
- Braybrook Primary Academy Peterborough
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Peterborough
- Castor CofE Primary School Peterborough
- Discovery Primary Academy Peterborough
- Dogsthorpe Academy Peterborough
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Peterborough
- Eye CofE Primary School Peterborough
- Eyrescroft Primary School Peterborough
- Fulbridge Academy Peterborough
- Gladstone Primary Academy Peterborough
- Gunthorpe Primary School Peterborough
- Hampton College Peterborough
- Hampton Hargate Primary School Peterborough
- Hampton Lakes Primary School Peterborough
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy Peterborough
- Heritage Park Primary School Peterborough
- Highlees Primary School Peterborough
- John Clare Primary School Peterborough
- Leighton Primary and Preschool Peterborough
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede Peterborough
- Lime Academy Parnwell Peterborough
- Lime Academy Watergall Peterborough
- Longthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
- Manor Drive Primary Academy Peterborough
- Nene Valley Primary School Peterborough
- Newark Hill Academy Peterborough
- Newborough CofE Primary School Peterborough
- Northborough Primary School Peterborough
- Norwood Primary School Peterborough
- Nova Primary Academy Peterborough
- Oakdale Primary School Peterborough
- Old Fletton Primary School Peterborough
- Ormiston Meadows Academy Peterborough
- Orton Wistow Primary School Peterborough
- Paston Ridings Primary School Peterborough
- Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy Peterborough
- Queen's Drive Infant School Peterborough
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Peterborough
- Saint Michael CofE Primary School Peterborough
- Southfields Primary School Peterborough
- St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School Peterborough
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Peterborough
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School Peterborough
- St John's Church School, Spirit Federation Peterborough
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Peterborough
- Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School Peterborough
- The Beeches Primary School Peterborough
- The Duke of Bedford Primary School Peterborough
- The King's (The Cathedral) School Peterborough
- Thomas Deacon Academy Peterborough
- Thorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
- Welbourne Primary Academy Peterborough
- Welland Academy Peterborough
- Werrington Primary School Peterborough
- West Town Primary Academy Peterborough
- William Law CofE Primary School Peterborough
- Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation Peterborough
- Wittering Primary School Peterborough
- Woodston Primary School Peterborough