Folksworth CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.138 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Folksworth CofE Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Folksworth CofE 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 | 4.138 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.784 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.617 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 3.145 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child 4.138 miles away, 10th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The last distance for Reception was further in 2026 than in 2020 and 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 16 offers; all 16 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (6%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Apreece Road, Folksworth, Peterborough, PE7 3TY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at Folksworth Church of England Primary School.”
- “They appreciate the high-quality pastoral support staff give them throughout the school day.”
- “Pupils know adults will listen to them and help them if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, activities planned by teachers do not always reflect what is in curriculum plans.”
- “This means pupils do not always produce the work they should.”
- “In these instances, there are also some gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 December 2022 (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) | 70% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Stilton Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Fourfields Community Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holme CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Yaxley Infant School 2.9 mi Good
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy 3.0 mi Good
- Sawtry Infants' School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sawtry Junior Academy 4.2 mi Standards maintained
- The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby 4.3 mi Good Last distance published