Dogsthorpe Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · 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.
Dogsthorpe Infant School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Dogsthorpe Infant School 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 was the case at 45 of the 58 other Peterborough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 entry there were 50 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 51.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 38.5% across 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
- Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4LH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very positive about coming to this school.”
- “They love the time they get to be with their friends and staff.”
- “Pupils respect the school values of ‘dream, believe, shine’.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that they have some pupils who still have key gaps in their knowledge.”
- “However, at present, some pupils have gaps that are not being addressed quickly enough.”
- “This means that some pupils, including some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 50 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 50 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.
- Dogsthorpe Academy 0.1 mi Not judged
- Welland Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newark Hill Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Drive Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fulbridge Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lime Academy Parnwell 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published