South View Community Primary School
Postland Road, Crowland, Peterborough, PE6 0JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs J M Tomlins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 120406
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733210361
About this school
South View Community Primary School is a community primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 427 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South View Community 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 48% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 61% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 53% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 South View 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 | 55% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South View Community Primary School compares
South View Community Primary School ranked 123rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.7% | 25.2% | 427 | — |
| Deeping St Nicholas Primary School | 56% | 2.8% | 29.4% | 70 | 3.5 miles |
| Newborough CofE Primary School | — | 6.1% | 27% | 162 | 3.7 miles |
| Shepeau Stow Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 23.5% | 58 | 4.1 miles |
| The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy | — | — | — | 85 | 4.7 miles |
| The Duke of Bedford Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 27.2% | 221 | 4.9 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)
- 25.24%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deeping St Nicholas Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Newborough CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Shepeau Stow Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy4.7 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Duke of Bedford Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
South View Community Primary School ranks 46th 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 South View Community Primary School teach?
- South View Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of South View Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of South View Community Primary School is Mrs J M Tomlins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South View Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South View 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 many pupils are at South View Community Primary School?
- South View Community Primary School has 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is South View Community Primary School full?
- South View Community Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 427 on roll (98%), 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 South View Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. South View Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South View Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South View Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have South View Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South View Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- South View Community Primary School ranked 123rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South View Community Primary School's absence rate?
- South View Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South View Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South View 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.