Best primary schools in Peterborough (2026)

Peterborough has 47 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St John's Church School, in the top 4% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 63%, against 62% for England. 2 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 4% in England	St John's Church School Peterborough · Church of England	90%	85%	12%	Good
2 Top 4% in England	Winyates Primary School Peterborough	87%	76%	21%	Not judged
3 Top 17% in England	Norwood Primary School Peterborough	73%	83%	13%	Good
4 Top 19% in England	Hampton Hargate Primary School Peterborough	75%	77%	8%	Not judged
5 Top 20% in England	Nene Valley Primary School Peterborough	72%	76%	27%	No rating
6 Top 22% in England	Hampton Lakes Primary School Peterborough	72%	69%	4%	Good
7 Top 27% in England	Heritage Park Primary School Peterborough	71%	73%	10%	Not judged
8 Top 32% in England	St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School Peterborough · Catholic	72%	67%	0%	Not judged
9 Top 36% in England	Newark Hill Academy Peterborough	68%	73%	3%	Good
10 Top 37% in England	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Peterborough · Roman Catholic	68%	57%	3%	No rating
11 Top 39% in England	Oakdale Primary School Peterborough	65%	78%	13%	Report card
12 Top 43% in England	Hampton Vale Primary Academy Peterborough	65%	73%	4%	Good
13 Top 47% in England	All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Peterborough · Church of England	64%	60%	5%	No rating
14 Top 48% in England	Orton Wistow Primary School Peterborough	63%	62%	9%	Good
15 Top 50% in England	The Beeches Primary School Peterborough	64%	67%	5%	Good
16 Bottom 48% in England	Saint Michael CofE Primary School Peterborough · Church of England	64%	64%	2%	Requires improvement
17 Bottom 47% in England	Werrington Primary School Peterborough	63%	56%	0%	Good
18 Bottom 46% in England	Ormiston Meadows Academy Peterborough	60%	63%	10%	Not judged
19 Bottom 44% in England	Old Fletton Primary School Peterborough	62%	67%	5%	Report card
20 Bottom 40% in England	Fulbridge Academy Peterborough	61%	66%	5%	Outstanding
21 Bottom 39% in England	Bishop Creighton Academy Peterborough	60%	69%	3%	Good
22 Bottom 34% in England	Leighton Primary and Preschool Peterborough	58%	47%	5%	No rating
23 Bottom 33% in England	Paston Ridings Primary School Peterborough	57%	76%	8%	No rating
24 Bottom 29% in England	St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School Peterborough · Church of England	55%	55%	2%	No rating
25 Bottom 28% in England	Longthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough	54%	64%	9%	Good
26 Bottom 27% in England	Discovery Primary Academy Peterborough	56%	63%	5%	Good
27 Bottom 26% in England	Braybrook Primary Academy Peterborough	54%	59%	6%	Good
28 Bottom 26% in England	Thorpe Primary Academy Peterborough	54%	63%	5%	Good
29 Bottom 24% in England	Welland Academy Peterborough	54%	50%	4%	Good
30 Bottom 24% in England	Highlees Primary School Peterborough	54%	67%	4%	No rating
31 Bottom 23% in England	Eyrescroft Primary School Peterborough	54%	60%	0%	Good
32 Bottom 22% in England	William Law CofE Primary School Peterborough · Church of England	52%	63%	2%	No rating
33 Bottom 20% in England	St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Peterborough · Church of England	53%	63%	0%	Good
34 Bottom 20% in England	Lime Academy Abbotsmede Peterborough	51%	57%	0%	Report card
35 Bottom 20% in England	Welbourne Primary Academy Peterborough	51%	45%	6%	Good
36 Bottom 19% in England	Nova Primary Academy Peterborough	52%	70%	3%	Not judged
37 Bottom 19% in England	Lime Academy Watergall Peterborough	51%	59%	6%	Requires improvement
38 Bottom 18% in England	Woodston Primary School Peterborough	51%	58%	2%	Good
39 Bottom 18% in England	Southfields Primary School Peterborough	51%	45%	5%	Not judged
40 Bottom 17% in England	West Town Primary Academy Peterborough	50%	58%	8%	No rating
41 Bottom 16% in England	Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School Peterborough · Church of England	49%	67%	3%	No rating
42 Bottom 11% in England	Ravensthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough	46%	57%	4%	Requires improvement
43 Bottom 9% in England	Gladstone Primary Academy Peterborough	45%	44%	0%	Good
44 Bottom 9% in England	Dogsthorpe Academy Peterborough	44%	45%	2%	Not judged
45 Bottom 8% in England	Lime Academy Parnwell Peterborough	43%	63%	9%	Good
46 Bottom 7% in England	Gunthorpe Primary School Peterborough	43%	44%	0%	Not judged
47 Bottom 3% in England	St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Peterborough · Roman Catholic	37%	36%	0%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Peterborough?

On exam results over the last three years, St John's Church School is the top-ranked primary school in Peterborough, in the top 4% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.