Eye CofE Primary School
Eyebury Road, Eye, Peterborough, PE6 7TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Webster
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 425
- Pupils on roll
- 426
- URN
- 110825
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733222314
About this school
Eye CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 426 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eye CofE 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 64% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Eye CofE 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 | 56% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eye CofE Primary School compares
Eye CofE Primary School ranked 33rd of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5% | 22.7% | 426 | — |
| Lime Academy Parnwell | 63% | 8% | 60.7% | 287 | 1.3 miles |
| Welland Academy | 50% | 5.4% | 51.8% | 405 | 1.7 miles |
| Newark Hill Academy | 73% | 5% | 29.8% | 435 | 1.8 miles |
| Manor Drive Primary Academy | — | 5.2% | 29.6% | 319 | 1.9 miles |
| Dogsthorpe Infant School | — | 7.8% | 47.9% | 235 | 2.1 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)
- 22.7%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lime Academy Parnwell1.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Welland Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Newark Hill Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Dogsthorpe Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Eye CofE Primary School ranks 42nd 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 Eye CofE Primary School teach?
- Eye CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Eye CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eye CofE Primary School is Mr Jason Webster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eye CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eye CofE 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 Eye CofE Primary School?
- Eye CofE Primary School has 426 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eye CofE Primary School full?
- Eye CofE Primary School has capacity for 425 pupils and 426 on roll (100%), 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 Eye CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Eye CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Peterborough.
- Does Eye CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eye CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Eye CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eye CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Eye CofE Primary School ranked 33rd of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eye CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Eye CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eye CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eye CofE 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 29 June 2026.