John Clare Primary School
West Street, Helpston, Peterborough, PE6 7DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOKE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Nicolson
- Sponsor
- Soke Education Trust
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 145270
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733252332
About this school
John Clare Primary School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 130 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 21 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 90% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 14% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 95% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 95% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 John Clare 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 | 63% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 127 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Clare Primary School compares
John Clare Primary School ranked 2nd of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 2.9% | 10.2% | 130 | — |
| Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy | 63% | 6.8% | 17.7% | 197 | 2.3 miles |
| Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 95% | 3.7% | 12% | 180 | 2.6 miles |
| Northborough Primary School | 74% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 187 | 2.8 miles |
| William Law CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.2% | 24.3% | 493 | 3.2 miles |
| Linchfield Academy | 54% | 4% | 23.8% | 294 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.24%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 2.87%
- Persistent absence
- 3.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Northborough Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
William Law CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Linchfield Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
John Clare Primary School ranks 2nd 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 John Clare Primary School teach?
- John Clare Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of John Clare Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Clare Primary School is Mrs Sarah Nicolson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John Clare Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Clare 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 John Clare Primary School?
- John Clare Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is John Clare Primary School full?
- John Clare Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 130 on roll (93%), 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 John Clare Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Clare Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Clare Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John Clare Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs John Clare Primary School?
- John Clare Primary School is part of SOKE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John Clare Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Clare Primary School rank locally?
- John Clare Primary School ranked 2nd of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Clare Primary School's absence rate?
- John Clare Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Clare Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Clare 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 15 July 2026.