OFSTED
13 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Peterborough
Trust
FOUR CS MAT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
319
311 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
159
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
160
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.6 pts
above England
School
30.4%
Peterborough
30.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.2 pts
above England
School
34.5%
Peterborough
34.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Peterborough
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
39.5%
126
Any other White background
24.5%
78
African
10.0%
32
Unclassified
9.1%
29
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
12
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.7%
47 of
319 pupils
6.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.01 pts
lower than
England
School
5.21%
Peterborough
6.20%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.01%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.81 pts
lower than
England
School
13.01%
Peterborough
16.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
71.5%
16.7 pts
below England
Manor Drive Primary Academy
71.5%
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.