SCHOOL PROFILE

Dogsthorpe Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 147808
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Peterborough
Trust HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 235 235 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 43.4% of pupils
Male pupils 133 56.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.9%
27.1 pts above England
School 51.9%
Peterborough 30.7%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.5%
25.2 pts above England
School 45.5%
Peterborough 34.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

14.0%
13.0 pts above England
School 14.0%
Peterborough 2.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
26.0%
61
Any other White background
23.0%
54
Pakistani
17.9%
42
Any other Asian background
8.9%
21
African
6.4%
15
Unclassified
3.8%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.9% 49 of 235 pupils
0.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 20.9%
Peterborough 18.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.0% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
No specialist assessment yet 12
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.53 pts higher than England
School 7.75%
Peterborough 6.20%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.66%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.84 pts higher than England
School 27.66%
Peterborough 16.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 3.19%
Peterborough 1.72%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.0% 1.1 pts below England
Dogsthorpe Infant School
87.0%
Peterborough
86.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information