Councils · England · Peterborough
Schools in Peterborough, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 63 primary, 15 secondary — with Peterborough’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Peterborough’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Peterborough’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN PETERBOROUGH
Find your shortlist.
All 87state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 63
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Stamford
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Creighton Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Braybrook Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Brewster Avenue Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Castor CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Discovery Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Dogsthorpe Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dogsthorpe Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Eye CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Eyrescroft Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Fulbridge Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Outstanding
Gladstone Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Gunthorpe Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hampton College
Academy converter · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Hargate Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hampton Lakes Primary School
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Vale Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Heritage Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Outstanding
Highlees Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
John Clare Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Leighton Primary and Preschool
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Parnwell
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Watergall
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Longthorpe Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Manor Drive Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Not judged yet
Nene Valley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Newark Hill Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Newborough CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Northborough Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Norwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Nova Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Not judged
Oakdale Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Old Fletton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Meadows Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Not judged
Orton Wistow Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Paston Ridings Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Queen's Drive Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Saint Michael CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Southfields Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Not judged yet
St John's Church School, Spirit Federation
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
The Beeches Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
The Duke of Bedford Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Academy converter · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thomas Deacon Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Not judged
Thorpe Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Welbourne Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Welland Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Werrington Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
West Town Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
William Law CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Wittering Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Not judged
Woodston Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 15
Arthur Mellows Village College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Outstanding
City of Peterborough Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Greater Peterborough UTC
University technical college · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Hampton College
Academy converter · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Jack Hunt Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Ken Stimpson Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Peterborough
Not judged yet
Nene Park Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Queen Katharine Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Not judged yet
Stanground Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Academy converter · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thomas Deacon Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Not judged
Special & other · 12
Calman Colaiste (Kisimul Group)
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Heltwate School
Community special school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Inspire Education Group
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Iqra Academy
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Girls · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Orton
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Not judged
Marshfields School
Community special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Medeshamstede Academy
Free schools special · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
NeneGate
Academy special converter · Ages 8-16 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
Park House
Other independent special school · Ages 6-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Not judged yet
Sense College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Good
The Beeches Independent School
Other independent special school · Ages 9-19 · Mixed · Peterborough
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Peterborough School
Other independent school · Ages 4-20 · Mixed · Peterborough
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Peterborough.
If you live in Peterborough, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Peterborough secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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