Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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.
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Stanground St Johns 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.512 mi |
| 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 23 offers, 0.9 per offer and the 7th lowest of 56 Peterborough primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Chapel Street, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8JG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 183 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 April 2024
Strengths
- “Stanground St John’s is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere that reflects its ethos of ‘love, joy and respect’.”
- “The school sets high expectations for pupils’ achievement.”
To improve
- “Currently, however, pupils have limited chances to develop their leadership skills.”
- “In a few subjects, where the curriculum is newer, teachers are not confident about what pupils have learned before.”
- “This makes it difficult for teachers to ensure new learning builds on what pupils already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 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: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 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.
- Southfields Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakdale Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Old Fletton Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Creighton Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Brewster Avenue Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodston Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Michael CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published