Thorpe Primary Academy

Thorpe Primary School has demonstrated strong overall effectiveness in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, receiving a 'Good' rating across all domains. The school prides itself on creating a welcoming environment for pupils, with effective support for new students and a strong emphasis on personal development and positive behaviour. Leaders have successfully implemented a curriculum that fosters relevant knowledge and personal qualities, particularly prioritizing reading and phonics from early years onwards.

Strengths

• Pupils feel well cared for and safe at school.
• The curriculum helps pupils build relevant knowledge and personal qualities.
• Reading is a high priority, with a well-structured phonics program.
• Leaders effectively monitor and support staff development.
• Positive behaviour is clearly demonstrated by pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities to revisit and practise important knowledge are occasionally overlooked in lessons.
• Support for a small number of pupils with more complex SEND needs is lacking in effectiveness.

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 Thorpe Primary Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.1% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Thorpe Primary 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 Thorpe Primary Academy had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.4% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Thorpe Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% 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 Thorpe Primary Academy received £6,968 and spent £7,357 for each of its 481 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£319 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Keys Academies Trust, income was £7,981 and spending £7,915 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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Thorpe Primary Academy is part of Keys Academies Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Jack Hunt Academy Peterborough
• Nova Primary Academy Peterborough
• Longthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
• Ravensthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough

What is Thorpe Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorpe Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Thorpe Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorpe Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Thorpe Primary Academy have?

Thorpe Primary Academy has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorpe Primary Academy cover?

Thorpe Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Thorpe Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorpe Primary Academy?

Thorpe Primary Academy is at Atherstone Avenue, Netherton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9UG.