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Yaxley Infant School

Community school · Peterborough · PE7 3LU

Ages 5–7 · 143 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-02

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

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
108

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

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

37

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
77
Preferred offers (top 3)
41
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 fill79%

143 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
143
Boys / girls
86 / 57
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
143 / 180 (79%)
Free school meals
19.6%
FSM pupils
28
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 Laura Wales

Location

Address
Main Street, Yaxley
Postcode
PE7 3LU
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Larger 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 community school (primary), Ages 5–7, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 143 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.6%.

Open schools in Peterborough
116
Primary schools in Peterborough
83
Academies among open schools in Peterborough
56% (65)
Open schools in PE7
21
Primary in PE7
16
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.

Compare with theseAll in PeterboroughNear PE7

  • Fourfields Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 3ZT · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.17

    0.5 miles away

  • Hampton Vale Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 8LS · Peterborough

    Ages 0–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Hampton Lakes Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 8SJ · Peterborough

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand0.94

    1.6 miles away

  • Hampton Hargate Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 8BZ · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.8%
    • Demand0.97

    1.9 miles away

  • Farcet CofE (C) Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 3AR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM28.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Wales
Telephone
01733240918
Website
www.yaxley.cambs.sch.uk

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