The Duke of Bedford Primary School

Community school·Primary school Peterborough·PE6 0ST
Composite score
56.2
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#5,078
National rank
#521
In East of England
#13
In Peterborough
Top 34%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
30 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
14%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
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1 per place
1.1720221.2020231.3720240.9320251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Duke of Bedford Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
221
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,441
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About The Duke of Bedford Primary School

The Duke of Bedford Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 221 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 9.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Duke of Bedford Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. The Duke of Bedford Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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