Dogsthorpe Academy
Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Acting Principal
- Mrs Victoria Redhead
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 141124
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733343581
About this school
Dogsthorpe Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 318 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
- 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 | 116 | 90 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 38% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 68% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 60% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 60% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| 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 Dogsthorpe 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 | 49% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 343 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dogsthorpe Academy compares
Dogsthorpe Academy ranked 54th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7.4% | 48.7% | 318 | — |
| Dogsthorpe Infant School | — | 7.8% | 47.9% | 235 | 0.1 miles |
| Welland Academy | 50% | 5.4% | 51.8% | 405 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School | 60% | 5.1% | 24.1% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Queen's Drive Infant School | — | 6.5% | 29.8% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Newark Hill Academy | 73% | 5% | 29.8% | 435 | 0.7 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)
- 48.69%
- English as an additional language
- 48.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.37%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dogsthorpe Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Welland Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Queen's Drive Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Newark Hill Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Dogsthorpe Academy ranks 70th 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 Infant School Primary
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dogsthorpe Academy teach?
- Dogsthorpe Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the acting principal of Dogsthorpe Academy?
- The acting principal of Dogsthorpe Academy is Mrs Victoria Redhead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dogsthorpe Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dogsthorpe 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 big is Dogsthorpe Academy?
- Dogsthorpe Academy has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Dogsthorpe Academy full?
- Dogsthorpe Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 318 on roll (88%), 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 Dogsthorpe Academy a faith school?
- No. Dogsthorpe Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dogsthorpe Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dogsthorpe Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dogsthorpe Academy?
- Dogsthorpe Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dogsthorpe Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dogsthorpe Academy rank locally?
- Dogsthorpe Academy ranked 54th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dogsthorpe Academy's absence rate?
- Dogsthorpe Academy's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dogsthorpe Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dogsthorpe 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.