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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 110847

The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby

Voluntary aided school · Peterborough · PE8 6RS

Ages 5–11 · 137 pupils · Cambridgeshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
121

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
29
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
19
Offers to outside-LA applicants
10

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 fill98%

137 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
137
Boys / girls
68 / 69
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
137 / 140 (98%)
Free school meals
7.3%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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 Ely
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Claire Arnold

Location

Address
School Lane, Elton
Postcode
PE8 6RS
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
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 aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 137 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Ely.

Open schools in Peterborough
116
Primary schools in Peterborough
83
Academies among open schools in Peterborough
56% (65)
Open schools in PE8
11
Primary in PE8
8
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Warmington School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE8 6TA · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM10.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Nassington Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE8 6QG · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand1.13

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Claire Arnold
Telephone
01832280314

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