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West Town Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Midland Road, Peterborough PE3 6DD · westtownprimary.org · 01733 852400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Peterborough 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 97 over 315 places · 131%
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 81.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 72 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Peterborough it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for West Town Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 53
- 14% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied