Deeping St James Community Primary School
Hereward Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Westley
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 120396
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01778342314
About this school
Deeping St James Community Primary School is a community primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, 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 | 31 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 70% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 93% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Deeping St James Community 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deeping St James Community Primary School compares
Deeping St James Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.4% | 18.1% | 199 | — |
| Linchfield Academy | 54% | 4% | 23.8% | 294 | 0.6 miles |
| Market Deeping Community Primary School | 58% | 4% | 30.5% | 289 | 0.9 miles |
| William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 64% | 5.2% | 20% | 190 | 1.0 miles |
| Northborough Primary School | 74% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 187 | 1.1 miles |
| Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy | 63% | 6.8% | 17.7% | 197 | 2.4 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)
- 18.09%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 4.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Linchfield Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Market Deeping Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
Northborough Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Deeping St James Community Primary School ranks 13th 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
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Deeping St James Community Primary School teach?
- Deeping St James Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Deeping St James Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Deeping St James Community Primary School is Mr Richard Westley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Deeping St James Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deeping St James Community 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 Deeping St James Community Primary School?
- Deeping St James Community Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Deeping St James Community Primary School full?
- Deeping St James Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Deeping St James Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Deeping St James Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Deeping St James Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Deeping St James Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Deeping St James Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% 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 Deeping St James Community Primary School rank locally?
- Deeping St James Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deeping St James Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Deeping St James Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deeping St James Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deeping St James Community 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 30 June 2026.