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EnglandEast of EnglandPeterboroughPE2 5PLLeighton Primary and Preschool
Primary

Leighton Primary and Preschool

Primary

Peterborough · Peterborough · PE2 5PL www.leightonprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
310
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPeterborough
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Leighton Primary and Preschool · Primary · Peterborough

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
47%
-15pp
69%58%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
310
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2 5PL
Local authority
Peterborough
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%5%63%25%63%8%61%22%76%61%102.0102.0102.023%310
2023/2462%0%72%25%70%2%68%17%80%72%104.0102.0103.022%338
2022/2365%4%74%28%72%11%74%12%77%61%103.0102.0102.0+2.00+1.20+0.9018%364
2018/1969%6%81%41%70%9%85%37%74%76%107.0107.0105.0+3.20-2.20+2.5029%399
2017/1855%4%65%5%71%13%64%16%58%49%100.0101.099.0-3.50-1.40-1.8031%408
2016/1752%0%59%14%67%7%74%12%69%74%101.0103.0104.0-3.30-1.30-1.2025%403

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531019.523%40%44%5%10%
2023/2433820.622%37%42%5%14%
2022/2336422.618%38%42%6%13%
2021/2237122.319%34%42%6%15%
2020/2137121.028%34%42%
2018/1939920.229%31%37%3%3%
2017/1840822.531%30%38%3%6%
2016/1740321.925%28%40%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.