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William Law CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Twelvetree Avenue, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 5DT · williamlaw.greenhousecms.co.uk · 01733 577600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- 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
- 493
- 78% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- School census 2025/26
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, 53 families put the school first and 54 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 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 72 | 65 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for William Law CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 64
- 11% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (23%) with SEND