Ormiston Meadows Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ormiston Meadows Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Ormiston Meadows Academy 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 | 0.963 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
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 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
- The school has 17.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.9 across 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
- Matley, Orton Brimbles, Peterborough, PE2 5YQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 181 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this school.”
- “They enjoy learning and playing together.”
- “Pupils live up to the school’s expectation: ‘Be your best.”
To improve
- “However, there are gaps in pupils’ knowledge of certain areas of the curriculum.”
- “The school is developing plans about how pupils with SEND will catch up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 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) | 63% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Winyates Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Braybrook Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Leighton Primary and Preschool 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hampton Hargate Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published