Castor CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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.
Castor CofE Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 June 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Castor 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 3.151 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 2.644 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 3.348 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 3.542 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 4 of the 5 earlier Reception years places ran out, and a last distance was published.
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Castor CofE Primary School are happy and enjoy learning.”
- “They are benefiting from the recently revised curriculum and a positive learning experience.”
- “Following a period of change, pupils are settled at this school.”
To improve
- “There have been several changes in leadership and inconsistencies in staffing over time.”
- “During this unsettled period, the curriculum was not developed effectively.”
- “On occasion, the same expectations are not consistent across other curriculum subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 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) | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Orton Wistow Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Meadows Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longthorpe Primary Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Nova Primary Academy 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Church School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published