Thorpe Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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.
Thorpe Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Thorpe 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 37 first-choice applications for 42 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Atherstone Avenue, Netherton, Peterborough, PE3 9UG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 447 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Thorpe Primary School feel well cared for and safe.”
- “This is because they know how to get help if they have a worry or concern.”
- “Through regular assemblies, pupils are reminded that staff are ‘here to help’.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of lessons, opportunities to revisit and practise the important knowledge from previous lessons are less well considered.”
- “This can sometimes lead to pupils struggling to recall and use their prior learning.”
- “However, for a small number of pupils with more complex needs, the support does not meet their needs as effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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: 37 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 37 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.
- Nova Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longthorpe Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highlees Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Town Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Gladstone Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Eyrescroft Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published