The Beeches Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · 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.
The Beeches Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Beeches 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 | 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
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 54 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% 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 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
- Beech Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2EH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 619 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “All pupils are warmly welcomed at The Beeches Primary School.”
- “Pupils live by the school’s values, which include caring for each other and striving for excellence.”
- “They respond well to the high expectations that teachers have of them and settle to lessons quickly so that learning is not disturbed.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, teachers do not implement the plans fully.”
- “In these cases, it means that pupils cannot independently access their learning.”
- “There are times when not all adults are available to support and guide children’s learning to help them practise what they have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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) | 67% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 54 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.
- Gladstone Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- West Town Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen's Drive Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Creighton Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good