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Queen's Drive Infant School

Community school · Peterborough · PE1 2UU

Ages 5–7 · 208 pupils · Peterborough

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.9%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
175

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

60

Places offered

65

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
137
Preferred offers (top 3)
65
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill77%

208 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
110 / 98
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
208 / 270 (77%)
Free school meals
24%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Skinner

Location

Address
Queen's Drive West
Postcode
PE1 2UU
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Peterborough
District
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 5–7, in Peterborough, Peterborough, 208 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24%.

Open schools in Peterborough
116
Primary schools in Peterborough
83
Academies among open schools in Peterborough
56% (65)
Open schools in PE1
23
Primary in PE1
13
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.

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  • All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 3PW · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.07

    0.3 miles away

  • Gladstone Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 2BZ · Peterborough

    Ages 2–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM42.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • The Beeches Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 2EH · Peterborough

    Ages 5–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM43.5%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • Lime Academy Abbotsmede

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 5JS · Peterborough

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM42.4%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Dogsthorpe Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 4LH · Peterborough

    Ages 7–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM50.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • Dogsthorpe Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 4LH · Peterborough

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM51.9%
    • Demand0.94

    0.7 miles away

  • Fulbridge Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Peterborough · PE1 3JQ · Peterborough

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM34.2%
    • Demand1.14

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Skinner
Telephone
01733343914
Website
www.queensdriveinfantschool.co.uk/

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