Dogsthorpe Academy

Dogsthorpe Academy is a happy, inclusive junior school where pupils are confident and staff know and support them well. Since its previous inspection, expectations have risen and the quality of education, behaviour and personal development have improved; safeguarding is effective. Reading is a particular strength, with strong support for pupils who struggle and a curriculum that builds enthusiasm. Pupils with SEND are identified promptly and supported to access the same learning as their peers, and pupils benefit from a wide range of trips, leadership roles and competitions that develop their character. Governance and trust support are effective, and staff feel well supported by leaders. However, the school recognises that published outcomes do not yet fully reflect its ambitions. In some subjects, teachers lack secure subject knowledge or do not use assessment well enough to identify and close gaps in pupils’ learning, so progress is not consistently strong across the full curriculum. Attendance is also a concern: although systems are beginning to have a positive effect, some pupils miss school too often and therefore miss important learning. The school’s next priorities are to ensure teachers have strong subject knowledge and use assessment effectively across all subjects, and to strengthen strategies for reducing absence so all pupils benefit from consistent learning.

Strengths

• Warm, calm and consistent behaviour culture where pupils and staff model the school’s values
• Highly inclusive provision with prompt identification and effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong emphasis on reading, with high-quality support that helps struggling pupils become fluent and confident
• A carefully taught reading curriculum that builds pupils’ enthusiasm and enjoyment of reading
• Effective support for pupils’ mental health and well-being
• High priority given to personal development through trips, experiences, leadership roles and competitions
• Pupils act with kindness and respect and are supported to be resilient and make better behaviour choices
• Effective governance and trust challenge and support
• Staff feel proud to work at the school and well supported by leaders
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack secure subject knowledge in some subjects
• Assessment is not always used effectively to identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge
• Some pupils are frequently absent and miss valuable learning
• Published national test and assessment outcomes do not yet fully reflect the school’s ambitions

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 Dogsthorpe Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.8% 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, 5.5% of pupils at Dogsthorpe 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 Dogsthorpe Academy had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% 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, 19.8% of pupils at Dogsthorpe Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Dogsthorpe Academy received £7,460 and spent £7,388 for each of its 343 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £467,000 (£1,361 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 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

Dogsthorpe Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Welland Academy Peterborough
• Newark Hill Academy Peterborough
• Medeshamstede Academy Peterborough
• City of Peterborough Academy Peterborough
• Bishop Creighton Academy Peterborough
• Stanground Academy Peterborough
• Studfall Infant Academy Corby
• Studfall Junior Academy Corby
• Corby Primary Academy Corby
• Hazel Leys Academy Corby

What is Dogsthorpe Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dogsthorpe Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Dogsthorpe Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Dogsthorpe Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Dogsthorpe Academy have?

Dogsthorpe Academy has 318 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dogsthorpe Academy cover?

Dogsthorpe Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dogsthorpe Academy?

Dogsthorpe Academy is at Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4LH.