Polebrook Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Peterborough, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Polebrook Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 September 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Polebrook Church of England Primary 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 8.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 70 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils know they are well cared for in this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “Relationships are warm and trusting.”
- “Parents and carers also recognise this.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, they struggle to blend letter sounds back into words.”
- “The school is aware that there is some work to do to ensure that the extra help these pupils receive is having the desired impact.”
- “Sometimes, however, teachers and other adults move on to new ideas too quickly before some pupils have fully grasped what has been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 October 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) | 56% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 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 North Northamptonshire.
- Oundle Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Warmington School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Glapthorn Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Church of England Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nassington Primary School 5.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thrapston Primary School 7.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School 7.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published