Eyrescroft Primary School

Eyrescroft Primary School is judged to be working at the expected standard across all inspected areas, with safeguarding standards met. Leaders have maintained a clear focus on inclusion, and pupils benefit from a calm, welcoming environment where they feel safe and valued. The school serves a community with well-above-average levels of disadvantage and free school meals, and it is part of the Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. Outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are broadly in line with national figures, with recent improvements in phonics, mathematics and reading; the gap between disadvantaged pupils and others is narrowing, though historical combined outcomes have been lower. Strengths include a broad, ambitious curriculum, effective early reading and mathematics teaching, strong early years provision, and a thoughtful approach to attendance and behaviour that has reduced suspensions and improved attendance. Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are identified promptly and supported well, and personal development is carefully planned. Governance and trust oversight are effective, and staff feel well supported. Two main areas for improvement remain. In some lessons, teachers do not use questioning and checks on learning sharply enough to identify and address misconceptions promptly. Also, adaptations for pupils with SEND and other barriers are not always precisely matched to their needs, which can slow progress through the curriculum for some pupils.

Strengths

• Inclusive and committed leadership has secured improved outcomes and managed significant organisational change successfully.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and reflects the school's local context, with clear sequencing of knowledge and vocabulary.
• Early reading and phonics teaching are effective, helping pupils develop secure reading skills they apply across the curriculum.
• Mathematics learning is carefully sequenced and pupils use number facts accurately to solve calculations.
• A thoughtful attendance strategy has improved attendance over time to be broadly in line with the national average.
• Support-focused behaviour approaches have reduced serious incidents and suspensions and help maintain a calm environment.
• Pupils with SEND are identified promptly and receive well-monitored, tailored support.
• Disadvantaged pupils participate fully in school life and achieve well from their starting points.
• Early years provision is strong, especially in developing speech, language and vocabulary.
• Personal development is well sequenced, preparing pupils for life beyond school and building understanding of diversity and safety.
• Pupils feel safe, cared for and valued, and they build trusting relationships with staff.
• Trustees know the school well and provide appropriate support and challenge.

Areas for Improvement

• In some lessons, teachers do not use questioning and checks on learning effectively enough to identify and address misconceptions promptly.
• Adaptations for pupils with SEND and other barriers to learning are sometimes not precisely matched to pupils' needs.
• As a result, some pupils' progress through the curriculum is not as rapid as it could be.
• A small number of pupils need reminders to stay focused.

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 Eyrescroft Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Eyrescroft Primary School 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 Eyrescroft Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% 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, 18.0% of pupils at Eyrescroft Primary School 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 Eyrescroft Primary School received £8,169 and spent £8,369 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £122,000 (£515 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 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

Eyrescroft Primary School is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• Highlees Primary School Peterborough
• Ramsey Junior School Huntingdon
• Ramsey Spinning Infant School Huntingdon
• Westwood Primary School March
• Cavalry Primary School March
• Elm Road Primary School Wisbech
• The Nene Infant & Nursery School Wisbech
• Ramnoth Junior School Wisbech
• Millfield Primary School Ely
• The Shirestone Academy Birmingham

What is Eyrescroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eyrescroft Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Eyrescroft Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eyrescroft Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Eyrescroft Primary School have?

Eyrescroft Primary School has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eyrescroft Primary School cover?

Eyrescroft Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Eyrescroft Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eyrescroft Primary School?

Eyrescroft Primary School is at Eyrescroft, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8EZ.