Braybrook 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.
Braybrook Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Braybrook 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 | 0.318 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.707 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 5 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 43.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough is 31.6%.
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
- Braybrook, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5QL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend the school.”
- “They enjoy the positions of responsibility offered to them.”
- “Pupils value the friendships they make.”
To improve
- “The number of pupils who are persistently absent remains high.”
- “Leaders need to tighten absence processes to ensure that pupils are in school learning.”
- “Some parents feel that leaders do not share information in a timely way.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 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) | 59% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.
- Winyates Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leighton Primary and Preschool 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hampton Hargate Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Meadows Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodston Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published