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Castor CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Peterborough · PE5 7AY

Ages 4–11 · 185 pupils · Peterborough

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.18 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.2%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
166

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.18 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

185 pupils · 196 places

Pupils on roll
185
Boys / girls
101 / 84
School capacity
196
Capacity fill
185 / 196 (94%)
Free school meals
12.4%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Peterborough
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Headteacher Suzie Philllips

Location

Address
Stocks Hill, Castor
Postcode
PE5 7AY
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Peterborough
District
Peterborough
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Peterborough, Peterborough, 185 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Peterborough.

Open schools in Peterborough
116
Primary schools in Peterborough
83
Academies among open schools in Peterborough
56% (65)
Open schools in PE5
1
Primary in PE5
1
Open schools in Peterborough LA
91
Primary in Peterborough LA
61

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PeterboroughNear PE5

  • Orton Wistow Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE2 6GF · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM10.3%
    • Demand0.93

    1.5 miles away

  • Ormiston Meadows Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE2 5YQ · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM28.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

  • Longthorpe Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 9QW · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand0.95

    2.5 miles away

  • Nova Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 9XJ · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM44.3%
    • Demand0.97

    2.5 miles away

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 9XD · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM13.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • St John's Church School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE2 5SP · Peterborough

    Ages 2–11

    • KS293%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM31.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

  • Thorpe Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE3 9UG · Peterborough

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM32.9%
    • Demand0.86

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Suzie Philllips
Telephone
01733380280
Website
http://www.castorschool.com

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