Longthorpe 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.
Longthorpe Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Longthorpe 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 2024 | 2.770 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.554 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.839 mi |
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.
- Reception places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 4 earlier years, before every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 51 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 64% 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
- Bradwell Road, Longthorpe, Peterborough, PE3 9QW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 401 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils from varying backgrounds come together as one big family at Longthorpe.”
- “They celebrate diversity and understand each other’s differences.”
- “They learn about why people might have different opinions and how to debate and discuss these, while still remaining friends.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of writing they produce could be better as it is not of a consistently high standard across subjects.”
- “However, the outdoor environment does not enable enough opportunities for physical development.”
- “This means that children have fewer opportunities to build the early foundations of balance and movement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 64% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 51 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.
- Thorpe Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Nova Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highlees Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Town Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nene Valley Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published