Ormiston Meadows Academy
Matley, Orton Brimbles, Peterborough, PE2 5YQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Kelly Moore
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 140374
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733231008
About this school
Ormiston Meadows Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Meadows Academy, 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
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 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 64% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 82% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 71% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Ormiston Meadows Academy 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 | 54% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Meadows Academy compares
Ormiston Meadows Academy ranked 28th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.7% | 31.2% | 181 | — |
| Orton Wistow Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 378 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Church School | 85% | 4.4% | 43% | 433 | 0.7 miles |
| Winyates Primary School | 76% | 5% | 51.3% | 175 | 0.9 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 15.1% | 346 | 1.0 miles |
| Braybrook Primary Academy | 59% | 4.5% | 41.4% | 206 | 1.0 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)
- 31.22%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 15.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orton Wistow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St John's Church School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Winyates Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Braybrook Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Ormiston Meadows Academy ranks 37th 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 Ormiston Meadows Academy teach?
- Ormiston Meadows Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Meadows Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Meadows Academy is Mrs Kelly Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Meadows Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Meadows Academy, 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 Ormiston Meadows Academy?
- Ormiston Meadows Academy has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ormiston Meadows Academy full?
- Ormiston Meadows Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 181 on roll (57%), 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 Ormiston Meadows Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Meadows Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ormiston Meadows Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ormiston Meadows Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ormiston Meadows Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Meadows Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ormiston Meadows Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ormiston Meadows Academy's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ormiston Meadows Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Meadows Academy compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Ormiston Meadows Academy ranked 28th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Meadows Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Meadows Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Meadows Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Meadows Academy'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 1 July 2026.