Old Fletton Primary School
London Road, Old Fletton, Peterborough, PE2 9DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Neal Dickson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 110683
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733554457
About this school
Old Fletton Primary School is a community primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 432 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Old Fletton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 65% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 70% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Old Fletton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Fletton Primary School compares
Old Fletton Primary School ranked 20th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.8% | 37.8% | 432 | — |
| Woodston Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 31.8% | 495 | 0.2 miles |
| Brewster Avenue Infant School | — | 5.9% | 29.5% | 154 | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School | 55% | 4.7% | 37% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Nene Valley Primary School | 76% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 311 | 0.7 miles |
| Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School | 67% | 5% | 32.6% | 183 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.83%
- English as an additional language
- 45.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodston Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Brewster Avenue Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Nene Valley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Old Fletton Primary School ranks 26th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Sarah Levy (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Sarah Levy to Mr Neal Dickson recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Old Fletton Primary School teach?
- Old Fletton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Fletton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Fletton Primary School is Mr Neal Dickson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Old Fletton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Fletton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Old Fletton Primary School?
- Old Fletton Primary School has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Fletton Primary School full?
- Old Fletton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 432 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Old Fletton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Fletton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Fletton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Fletton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Old Fletton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Fletton Primary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Old Fletton Primary School ranked 20th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Fletton Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Fletton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Fletton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Fletton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 23 July 2026.