Fulbridge Academy

Fulbridge Academy has been inspected for the first time since converting to an academy, and its overall effectiveness has been rated as outstanding across all domains. The school provides exceptional education, with students demonstrating exemplary behaviour and a strong commitment to their learning. The supportive environment fosters resilience among students, who actively engage in both academic and extra-curricular activities, contributing positively to the school and local community. The leadership is effective, with robust systems in place to ensure high-quality teaching and learning, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all subjects.
• Exemplary behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they achieve well.
• Leaders effectively review and support school performance.
• High aspirations and ambitious teaching strategies.
• Pupils engage actively in a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some writing outcomes were lower than expected in 2023, but improvements are being made.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Fulbridge Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Fulbridge Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Fulbridge Academy had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.7% of pupils at Fulbridge Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Fulbridge Academy received £6,754 and spent £6,754 for each of its 913 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £414,000 (£453 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Four Cs Mat, income was £7,701 and spending £7,827 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Peterborough · Peterborough local authority: places and applications

Fulbridge Academy is part of Four Cs Mat, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Discovery Primary Academy Peterborough
• Manor Drive Secondary Academy Peterborough
• Manor Drive Primary Academy Peterborough
• Ken Stimpson Academy Peterborough
• Arthur Mellows Village College Peterborough
• Hampton Vale Primary Academy Peterborough

What is Fulbridge Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fulbridge Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Fulbridge Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Fulbridge Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Fulbridge Academy have?

Fulbridge Academy has 939 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fulbridge Academy cover?

Fulbridge Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Fulbridge Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fulbridge Academy?

Fulbridge Academy is at Keeton Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3JQ.