Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · 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, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Ravensthorpe 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 11 June 2024, was Requires improvement; the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough have 5 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Outstanding, 1 no current grade.
- For Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 34 first-choice applications for 34 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest 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
- Brigstock Court, Peterborough, PE3 7NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending school.”
- “They appreciate recent improvements and the renewed calm and purpose these have brought.”
- “The school rules to ‘be respectful, prepared and safe’ are typically lived out by pupils.”
To improve
- “However, much of the curriculum is new.”
- “Pupils do not have a secure understanding of the knowledge they need for their next stage of learning.”
- “However, there is more work to do to ensure pupils receive a good quality of education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 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) | 57% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 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.
- Highlees Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eyrescroft Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Watergall 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Discovery Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fulbridge Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Nova Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published