Dogsthorpe Infant School
Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Waters
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 147808
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733566849
About this school
Dogsthorpe Infant School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 235 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Dogsthorpe Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dogsthorpe Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.8% | 47.9% | 235 | — |
| Dogsthorpe Academy | 45% | 7.4% | 48.7% | 318 | 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 |
| Newark Hill Academy | 73% | 5% | 29.8% | 435 | 0.6 miles |
| Queen's Drive Infant School | — | 6.5% | 29.8% | 208 | 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)
- 47.93%
- English as an additional language
- 40.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 27.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dogsthorpe Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Welland Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Newark Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Queen's Drive Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other 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
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dogsthorpe Infant School teach?
- Dogsthorpe Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Dogsthorpe Infant School?
- The headteacher of Dogsthorpe Infant School is Mrs Rebecca Waters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dogsthorpe Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dogsthorpe Infant 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 Dogsthorpe Infant School?
- Dogsthorpe Infant School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Dogsthorpe Infant School full?
- Dogsthorpe Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 235 on roll (87%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Dogsthorpe Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dogsthorpe Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dogsthorpe Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dogsthorpe Infant School?
- Dogsthorpe Infant School is part of HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Dogsthorpe Infant School's absence rate?
- Dogsthorpe Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Dogsthorpe Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dogsthorpe Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.