Baston CE Primary School
103a Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, PE6 9PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgina Allen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 120514
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01778560430
About this school
Baston CE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 188 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. 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
- 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 | 26 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 59% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 69% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Baston CE 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 | 42% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Baston CE Primary School compares
Baston CE Primary School ranked 35th 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.1% | 9.2% | 188 | — |
| Langtoft Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 14.2% | 188 | 1.2 miles |
| Thurlby Community Primary Academy | 65% | 3.6% | 24.9% | 213 | 2.2 miles |
| William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 64% | 5.2% | 20% | 190 | 2.8 miles |
| Market Deeping Community Primary School | 58% | 4% | 30.5% | 289 | 2.9 miles |
| Linchfield Academy | 54% | 4% | 23.8% | 294 | 3.2 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)
- 9.24%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 9.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langtoft Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Thurlby Community Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Bourne
-
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School2.8 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
Market Deeping Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
Linchfield Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Baston CE Primary School ranks 15th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) 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
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Baston CE Primary School teach?
- Baston CE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Baston CE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Baston CE Primary School is Mrs Georgina Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Baston CE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Baston CE 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 Baston CE Primary School?
- Baston CE Primary School has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Baston CE Primary School full?
- Baston CE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 188 on roll (90%), 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 Baston CE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Baston CE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does Baston CE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Baston CE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Baston CE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% 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 Baston CE Primary School rank locally?
- Baston CE Primary School ranked 35th 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Baston CE Primary School's absence rate?
- Baston CE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Baston CE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baston CE 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.