Kirkstone House School
1-6 Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, PE6 9PA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Corinne Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 120729
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01778560350
About this school
Kirkstone House School is an independent school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kirkstone House School under its current framework. 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
Kirkstone House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 1967, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 23.2 | 14.3 | 22.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 8.3% | 9.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 20.8% | 33.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
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 Kirkstone House 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 | 23.2 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 22 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 86
- Pupils on SEN support
- 22
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willoughby Academy3.5 miles
Academies · Bourne
-
Witham Hall School4.2 miles
Independent schools · Bourne
-
Copthill Independent Day School & Nursery5.1 miles
Independent schools · Stamford
-
Stamford Endowed Schools6.3 miles
Independent schools · Lincolnshire
-
Stamford Junior School6.9 miles
Independent schools · Stamford
Other schools in Peterborough
- Iqra Academy Independent schools
- The Peterborough School Independent schools
- Caverstede Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Kirkstone House School teach?
- Kirkstone House School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkstone House School?
- The headteacher of Kirkstone House School is Mrs Corinne Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kirkstone House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kirkstone House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Kirkstone House School?
- Kirkstone House School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Kirkstone House School full?
- Kirkstone House School has capacity for 350 pupils and 118 on roll (34%), 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 Kirkstone House School a faith school?
- No. Kirkstone House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kirkstone House School a selective school?
- No. Kirkstone House School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Kirkstone House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 23.2 in 2022/23 and 22 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kirkstone House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkstone House 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 24 July 2026.