Paston Ridings Primary School
Paston Ridings, Paston, Peterborough, PE4 7XG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colette Firth
- Federation
- Spirit Federation
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 110778
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733762742
About this school
Paston Ridings Primary School is a community primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Paston Ridings 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 75 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 56% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 65% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 69% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 60% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Paston Ridings 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 | 40% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 431 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Paston Ridings Primary School compares
Paston Ridings Primary School ranked 11th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.2% | 53.4% | 350 | — |
| Norwood Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 36.5% | 200 | 0.5 miles |
| Gunthorpe Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 290 | 0.5 miles |
| Manor Drive Primary Academy | — | 5.2% | 29.6% | 319 | 0.7 miles |
| Fulbridge Academy | 66% | 5.7% | 34.9% | 939 | 0.7 miles |
| Discovery Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 38.8% | 419 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.39%
- English as an additional language
- 40.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Gunthorpe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Fulbridge Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Discovery Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Paston Ridings Primary School ranks 14th 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
Common questions
- What ages does Paston Ridings Primary School teach?
- Paston Ridings Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Paston Ridings Primary School?
- The headteacher of Paston Ridings Primary School is Mrs Colette Firth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Paston Ridings Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Paston Ridings 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 Paston Ridings Primary School?
- Paston Ridings Primary School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Paston Ridings Primary School full?
- Paston Ridings Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 350 on roll (73%), so it has space against 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 Paston Ridings Primary School a faith school?
- No. Paston Ridings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Paston Ridings Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Paston Ridings Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Paston Ridings Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Paston Ridings Primary School is part of the Spirit Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Paston Ridings Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Paston Ridings Primary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Paston Ridings Primary School ranked 11th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Paston Ridings Primary School's absence rate?
- Paston Ridings Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Paston Ridings Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Paston Ridings 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 17 July 2026.