Leighton Primary and Preschool
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Leighton Primary and Preschool is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 June 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Leighton Primary and Preschool 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
- For Reception 2026, there were 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every applicant was offered a place, as at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published outcome.
- It has 16.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
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
- Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 298 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Leighton Primary and Preschool.”
- “Many pupils say that the lessons are what they like best.”
- “They feel safe and well cared for by the staff.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the school has not yet made clear what pupils should know and when they should learn it.”
- “Teaching staff, therefore, have to make these decisions.”
- “This means, sometimes, pupils do not get to grips with important knowledge as securely as they need to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2024 (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) | 47% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.
- Braybrook Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hampton Hargate Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Winyates Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodston Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hampton Lakes Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Old Fletton Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published