Eyrescroft Primary School
Eyrescroft, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Miss Sophie Dines
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 142397
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733262190
About this school
Eyrescroft Primary School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 222 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
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 | 51 | 51 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 61% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 73% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Eyrescroft 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 | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 285 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eyrescroft Primary School compares
Eyrescroft Primary School ranked 39th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.9% | 43.5% | 222 | — |
| Lime Academy Watergall | 59% | 5.6% | 47.5% | 298 | 0.3 miles |
| Ravensthorpe Primary Academy | 57% | 6% | 40.5% | 316 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 15% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Highlees Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 48% | 351 | 0.7 miles |
| Discovery Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 38.8% | 419 | 0.9 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)
- 43.46%
- English as an additional language
- 45.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 12.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lime Academy Watergall0.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Highlees Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Discovery Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Eyrescroft Primary School ranks 49th 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 year groups does Eyrescroft Primary School teach?
- Eyrescroft Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the executive principal of Eyrescroft Primary School?
- The executive principal of Eyrescroft Primary School is Miss Sophie Dines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eyrescroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eyrescroft 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 Eyrescroft Primary School?
- Eyrescroft Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Eyrescroft Primary School full?
- Eyrescroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 222 on roll (53%), 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 Eyrescroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eyrescroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eyrescroft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eyrescroft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Eyrescroft Primary School?
- Eyrescroft Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eyrescroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% 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 Eyrescroft Primary School rank locally?
- Eyrescroft Primary School ranked 39th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eyrescroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Eyrescroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eyrescroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eyrescroft 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 2 July 2026.