Eyrescroft 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, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Eyrescroft Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2022. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Eyrescroft 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 22 offers; 20 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- At 1.0 first choices per offer, Reception 2026 demand was the 13th lowest of 56 Peterborough primary schools, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Pupils per teacher stand at 21.3, against a middle figure of 19.4 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
- Eyrescroft, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe, cared for and valued.”
- “They build trusting relationships with staff and know there is always an adult they can turn to when they need help.”
- “Pupils describe their school as 'a friendly place where we all get along'.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils need reminders to stay focused.”
- “Sometimes teachers do not use questioning and checks on pupils' learning effectively to identify and address misconceptions swiftly.”
- “Sometimes, adaptations are not matched closely enough to pupils’ needs and do not enable them to achieve the intended learning outcome.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2026 (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) | 60% | 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, 22 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 Peterborough.
- Lime Academy Watergall 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highlees Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Discovery Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Nova Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Werrington Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published