Fourfields Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.58 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Fourfields Community Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Fourfields Community 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 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.464 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.298 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.282 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.539 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.324 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 8.817 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.43 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.58 miles away, the 9th shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- For Reception 2026, there were 65 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
- In 2024/25 that result ranked 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bentley Avenue, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3ZT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 448 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “The pupils and their families are at the heart of this highly inclusive school.”
- “Everyone is a valued part of the ‘Fourfields Family’.”
- “Pupils enjoy the chance to ‘shine’ in a variety of ways.”
To improve
- “In other subjects, there is more work to do.”
- “Currently, the effectiveness of teachers’ checks on how well pupils are doing varies.”
- “On occasion, pupils’ learning is not checked carefully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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) | 65% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 Cambridgeshire.
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy 0.3 mi Good
- Yaxley Infant School 0.5 mi Good
- Farcet CofE (C) Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stilton Church of England Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Folksworth CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holme CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ashbeach Primary School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published