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 council source · Secondary council source
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 87 state 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
Ofsted · Good
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Creighton Academy
Ofsted · Good
Braybrook Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Brewster Avenue Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Castor CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Discovery Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Dogsthorpe Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dogsthorpe Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Eye CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eyrescroft Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fulbridge Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Gladstone Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Gunthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hampton College
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Hargate Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hampton Lakes Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Vale Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Heritage Park Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Highlees Primary School
Ofsted · Good
John Clare Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leighton Primary and Preschool
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Parnwell
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Watergall
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Longthorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Manor Drive Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Nene Valley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newark Hill Academy
Ofsted · Good
Newborough CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Northborough Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Norwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Nova Primary Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Oakdale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Old Fletton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Meadows Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Orton Wistow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Paston Ridings Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Queen's Drive Infant School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Saint Michael CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Southfields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School
Not judged yet
St John's Church School, Spirit Federation
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Beeches Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Duke of Bedford Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thomas Deacon Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Thorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Welbourne Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Welland Academy
Ofsted · Good
Werrington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Town Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
William Law CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation
Ofsted · Good
Wittering Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Woodston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 15
Arthur Mellows Village College
Ofsted · Outstanding
City of Peterborough Academy
Ofsted · Good
Greater Peterborough UTC
Ofsted · Good
Hampton College
Ofsted · Good
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Ofsted · Good
Jack Hunt Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ken Stimpson Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Not judged yet
Nene Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Ofsted · Good
Queen Katharine Academy
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Not judged yet
Stanground Academy
Ofsted · Good
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thomas Deacon Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Special & other · 12
Calman Colaiste (Kisimul Group)
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Heltwate School
Ofsted · Good
Inspire Education Group
Ofsted · Good
Iqra Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lime Academy Orton
Ofsted · Not judged
Marshfields School
Ofsted · Good
Medeshamstede Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
NeneGate
Ofsted · Good
Park House
Not judged yet
Sense College
Ofsted · Good
The Beeches Independent School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Peterborough School
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
Looking across the border?
Families near Peterborough often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.