Gladstone Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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.
Gladstone Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Gladstone Primary 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 | 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, from 31 October 2023, was Good; among the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough, 5 are Good and 1 Outstanding.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as were all applicants at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception entry in 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Gladstone Street, Peterborough, PE1 2BZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 469 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Gladstone enjoy positive relationships with their classmates and adults.”
- “They know that adults act quickly and help them if they have any problems.”
- “During playtime, pupils play games together and benefit from good levels of interaction with the adults.”
To improve
- “However, there is some inconsistency in how well some of the curriculum is delivered.”
- “A minority of teachers do not use assessment as the school intends.”
- “On these occasions, some teachers’ checks on pupils’ knowledge and understanding are not precise or timely enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 2023 (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) | 44% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- The Beeches Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Drive Infant School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Town Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fulbridge Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highlees Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Creighton Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published