The Duke of Bedford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.018 miles
Published by Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Duke of Bedford Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Duke of Bedford Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 7.018 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.293 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.486 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.580 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Its Reception 2026 last distance offered, 7.018 miles, was the 2nd longest of 13 Peterborough primary schools with a published last distance and the longest of its 4 published years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers and every first-choice family was offered a place; 6 of the 44 applications came from outside Peterborough.
- In 2024/25, 81% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 81% was the highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Peterborough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wisbech Road, Thorney, Peterborough, PE6 0ST
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in the school’s positive ethos.”
- “They routinely demonstrate the school’s ‘HEART’ values, such as teamwork.”
- “On the playground, for example, pupils readily help others when the need arises.”
To improve
- “At times, however, the school’s guidance is not sufficiently precise to help staff make the adaptations to their teaching that some pupils with SEND need.”
- “As a result, some of these pupils do not learn the curriculum as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Peterborough.
- Eye CofE Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lime Academy Parnwell 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Newborough CofE Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newark Hill Academy 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Welland Academy 5.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Manor Drive Primary Academy 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dogsthorpe Infant School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published