The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.952 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby is a primary school in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby 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 | 4.952 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 7.672 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 2.164 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 4.481 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 6.95 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 5.767 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 4.952 miles away, the 7th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2018, and it swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move from 2021 to 2025.
- For Reception 2026, there were 21 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 20 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% 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
- School Lane, Elton, Peterborough, PE8 6RS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 137 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “They develop impressive personal qualities because of the school’s excellent programme for personal development.”
- “Starting in the early years, pupils learn about important human attributes such as humility, bravery and how to learn from failure.”
- “Pupils speak articulately about what makes them unique individuals and the personal traits they are trying to develop.”
To improve
- “However, there are instances when this does not happen.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 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) | 81% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Folksworth CofE Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stilton Church of England Primary Academy 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Fourfields Community Primary School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- William de Yaxley Church of England Academy 6.0 mi Good
- Yaxley Infant School 6.2 mi Good
- Holme CofE Primary School 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Farcet CofE (C) Primary School 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sawtry Infants' School 8.1 mi Not judged Last distance published