Marshfields School
Eastern Close, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4PP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Graham
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 191
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 110943
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733568058
About this school
Marshfields School is a community special school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marshfields 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- 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 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.53 -2.14 to -0.93 | -1.53 -2.15 to -0.91 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Marshfields 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 | 0% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.7 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.8 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.97%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.17%
- Persistent absence
- 28.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Medeshamstede Academy0.8 miles
Free Schools · Peterborough
-
NeneGate1.2 miles
Academies · Peterborough
-
Clare Lodge2.0 miles
Other types · Peterborough
-
Richard Barnes Academy2.0 miles
Academies · Peterborough
-
Iqra Academy2.2 miles
Independent schools · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Calman Colaiste (Kisimul Group) Other types
- Clare Lodge Other types
- Heltwate School Special schools
- Lime Academy Orton Academies
- Medeshamstede Academy Free Schools
- NeneGate Academies
- Park House Special schools
- Richard Barnes Academy Academies
- Sense College Other types
- The Beeches Independent School Special schools
- Caverstede Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marshfields School teach?
- Marshfields School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Marshfields School?
- The headteacher of Marshfields School is Mr Ian Graham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marshfields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marshfields 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 Marshfields School?
- Marshfields School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Marshfields School full?
- Marshfields School has capacity for 191 pupils and 205 on roll (107%), 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 Marshfields School a faith school?
- No. Marshfields School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Marshfields School have?
- The schools register lists Marshfields School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marshfields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Marshfields School's absence rate?
- Marshfields School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marshfields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marshfields 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.