Dogsthorpe Academy

Peterborough · PE1 4LH

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 318 pupils, 50% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Dogsthorpe Academy

General Information

Address: Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4LH – View on map
Phone: 01733343581
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Victoria Redhead
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

318 pupils out of 360 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 159
% eligible for free school meals: 50.0%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Peterborough average)
English as an additional language: 47% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 39% a year (Peterborough 16.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 52% moved to another school, 48% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Peterborough: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Peterborough, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 24.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 14 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 45% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 16 percentage points below the Peterborough average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 44% against an expected 56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 44%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 62% · Writing 55% · Maths 55% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 48%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 99
Based on: 84 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolPeterborough averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 16 percentage points below the Peterborough average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 52nd of 58 junior and primary schools in the area

#50Welland Academy50%
#51Leighton Primary and Preschool47%
=52Dogsthorpe Academy45%
=52Hampton College45%
=52Southfields Primary School45%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School95%
#2John Clare Primary School91%
#3St John's Church School85%
#4Norwood Primary School83%
#5The Duke of Bedford Primary School81%
#6The King's (The Cathedral) School80%
#7Oakdale Primary School78%
#8Hampton Hargate Primary School77%
=9Nene Valley Primary School76%
=9Paston Ridings Primary School76%
=9Winyates Primary School76%
#12Northborough Primary School74%
=13Hampton Vale Primary Academy73%
=13Heritage Park Primary School73%
=13Newark Hill Academy73%
=16Castor CofE Primary School70%
=16Nova Primary Academy70%
=18Bishop Creighton Academy69%
=18Hampton Lakes Primary School69%
=20Highlees Primary School67%
=20Old Fletton Primary School67%
=20St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School67%
=20Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School67%
=20The Beeches Primary School67%
#25Fulbridge Academy66%
=26Longthorpe Primary Academy64%
=26Saint Michael CofE Primary School64%
=28Discovery Primary Academy63%
=28Eye CofE Primary School63%
=28Lime Academy Parnwell63%
=28Ormiston Meadows Academy63%
=28Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy63%
=28St Botolph's Church of England Primary School63%
=28Thorpe Primary Academy63%
=28William Law CofE Primary School63%
#36Orton Wistow Primary School62%
=37All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School60%
=37Eyrescroft Primary School60%
=37Wittering Primary School60%
=40Braybrook Primary Academy59%
=40Lime Academy Watergall59%
=42West Town Primary Academy58%
=42Woodston Primary School58%
=44Lime Academy Abbotsmede57%
=44Ravensthorpe Primary Academy57%
=44Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School57%
=47Thomas Deacon Academy56%
=47Werrington Primary School56%
#49St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School55%
#50Welland Academy50%
#51Leighton Primary and Preschool47%
=52Dogsthorpe Academy45%
=52Hampton College45%
=52Southfields Primary School45%
=52Welbourne Primary Academy45%
=56Gladstone Primary Academy44%
=56Gunthorpe Primary School44%
#58St Thomas More Catholic Primary School36%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,566 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 2 junior schools in Peterborough for spending per pupil

#1St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School£6,819
#2Dogsthorpe Academy£6,566

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School£6,819
#2Dogsthorpe Academy£6,566

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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