Paston Ridings Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · 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.
Paston Ridings Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 February 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Paston Ridings 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, there were 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough that have results.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as did 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
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
- Paston Ridings, Paston, Peterborough, PE4 7XG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 350 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Paston Ridings Primary School.”
- “Pupils have responded positively to this increased aspiration and ambition by working and trying hard.”
- “Pupils have begun to remember what they have been taught.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers’ explanations are not clear enough.”
- “Occasionally, teaching overloads pupils so that they are not able to process the information securely enough.”
- “In these cases, pupils develop misconceptions and struggle to successfully complete activities designed to secure learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 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) | 76% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- Norwood Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Gunthorpe Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor Drive Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fulbridge Academy 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Discovery Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dogsthorpe Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- Dogsthorpe Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welland Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published