Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
Hurdleditch Road, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Penrose
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 110836
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223207382
About this school
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Royston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 125 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 71% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 86% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 71% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 79% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Petersfield CofE Aided 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School compares
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School ranked 169th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 125 | — |
| Barrington CofE VC Primary School | 40% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 174 | 2.4 miles |
| Meldreth Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 18.3% | 194 | 2.8 miles |
| Haslingfield Endowed Primary School | 48% | 4.3% | 10.7% | 135 | 3.3 miles |
| Foxton Primary School | 67% | 8.7% | 25% | 79 | 3.5 miles |
| Melbourn Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 22.1% | 357 | 3.7 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
-
Ungraded inspection report23 April 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.91%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barrington CofE VC Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Meldreth Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Nr Royston
-
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Foxton Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Melbourn Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Royston
Other schools in Royston
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Royston.
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School Primary
- Bassingbourn Primary School Primary
- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School Primary
- Fowlmere Primary School Primary
- Icknield Walk First School Primary
- Melbourn Primary School Primary
- Reed First School Primary
- Roman Way Academy Primary
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Studlands Rise First School Primary
- Tannery Drift School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Royston.
- Who is the headteacher of Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is Mrs Laura Penrose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Petersfield CofE Aided 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 big is Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School has 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School full?
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 125 on roll (60%), 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 Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School rank locally?
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School ranked 169th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Petersfield CofE Aided 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.