Dogsthorpe Infant School
Dogsthorpe Infant School is an academy converter in Peterborough for pupils aged 5 to 7. It has 235 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Dogsthorpe Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2019 of its predecessor, Dogsthorpe Infant School. Attendance is a concern: pupils missed 7.8% of sessions in 2024/25 (the national figure for primary schools is 5.2%), and 28% of pupils were persistently absent.
Ofsted inspection: December 2023.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Central Avenue Dogsthorpe Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE1 4LH |
| Reference Number | 147808 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 235 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 56.6%
Girls: 43.4% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 51.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 46% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 34 | 83 |
| 2 | 51 | 38 | 89 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 26% |
| White, Other | 23% |
| Pakistani | 17.9% |
| Asian, Other | 8.9% |
| African | 6.4% |
| Unclassified | 3.8% |
| White & Asian | 3% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.1% |
| Indian | 1.3% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.4% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Dogsthorpe Infant School, inspected in December 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 31 Oct 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2023 | School inspection |
| 09 Dec 2020 | Academy conversion letter |
| 03 Dec 2019 | School inspection |
| Previously as Dogsthorpe Infant School | |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Sep 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 17 Mar 2014 | Monitoring visit |
| 17 Dec 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 08 Jul 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Monitoring visit |
| 20 Nov 2007 | Monitoring visit |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Monitoring visit |
| 16 Jan 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Feb 2003 | Full inspection |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 53 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 36 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Dogsthorpe Infant School had 245 pupils for 270 places. 25 places (9.3%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Central Primary” planning area
Peterborough counted 773 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 791 in 2029–30, up 2%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 |
| Pupils | 267 | 264 | 261 | 252 | 245 |
| Unfilled | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 9.3% |
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 Infant School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 27.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.0% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
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, 3.7% of pupils at Dogsthorpe Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Infant School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 13.6% | 28.6% | 16.5% | 10.1% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 68.8% | 86.7% | 71.4% | 68.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 9.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 2.8 | – |
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, 17.0% of pupils at Dogsthorpe Infant School 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
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 13 | 3 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 12 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 11 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 6 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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 Infant School received £7,539 and spent £7,827 for each of its 242 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £229,000 (£945 per pupil).
Across all 4 schools of Hampton Academies Trust, income was £7,376 and spending £7,332 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £221,000 | £162,000 | £284,000 | £229,000 |
| per pupil | £831 | £626 | £1,165 | £945 |
| In-year balance | £43,000 | -£58,000 | £346,000 | -£70,000 |
| per pupil | £162 | -£223 | £1,418 | -£288 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Dogsthorpe Academy
Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4LH |
0.07 miles |
|
Welland Academy
Scalford Drive, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4TR |
0.4 miles |
|
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3PW |
0.53 miles |
|
Newark Hill Academy
Eastfield Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4RE |
0.64 miles |
|
Queen's Drive Infant School
Queen's Drive West, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UU |
0.72 miles |
|
Fulbridge Academy
Keeton Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3JQ |
0.89 miles |
|
Lime Academy Parnwell
Saltersgate, Parnwell, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4YH |
0.94 miles |
|
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Kingsley Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JS |
0.98 miles |
|
Manor Drive Primary Academy
Porter Avenue, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7EP |
1 miles |
|
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Eastfield, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JW |
1.01 miles |
|
Paston Ridings Primary School
Paston Ridings, Paston, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7XG |
1.01 miles |
|
Gladstone Primary Academy
Gladstone Street, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2BZ |
1.07 miles |
|
The Beeches Primary School
Beech Avenue, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2EH |
1.25 miles |
|
Caverstede Nursery School
Caverstede Road, Peterborough, PE4 6EX |
1.42 miles |
|
Norwood Primary School
Gunthorpe Road, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7DZ |
1.49 miles |
|
Gunthorpe Primary School
The Pentlands, Hallfields Lane, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7YP |
1.53 miles |
|
Bishop Creighton Academy
Vineyard Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5DB |
1.55 miles |
|
West Town Primary Academy
Midland Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DD |
1.6 miles |
|
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
Brigstock Court, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 7NB |
1.63 miles |
|
Discovery Primary Academy
Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX |
1.64 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Marshfields School
Eastern Close, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4PP |
0.42 miles |
|
Thomas Deacon Academy
Queen's Gardens, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UW |
0.55 miles |
|
Greater Peterborough UTC
Park Crescent Campus, Park Crescent, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ |
0.56 miles |
|
Inspire Education Group
Park Crescent, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4DZ |
0.57 miles |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Reeves Way, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5LQ |
0.79 miles |
|
City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5LQ |
0.81 miles |
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The King's (The Cathedral) School
Park Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UE |
0.95 miles |
|
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Porter Avenue, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7EP |
0.97 miles |
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Park Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JN |
0.97 miles |
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NeneGate
Park Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5GZ |
1.06 miles |
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Clare Lodge
Care of: Peterborough City Council, Peterborough, PE1 1HF |
1.66 miles |
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Iqra Academy
Enterprise Way, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8YQ |
1.84 miles |
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Queen Katharine Academy
Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX |
1.84 miles |
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The Beeches Independent School
45 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AN |
1.85 miles |
|
Heltwate School
Heltwate, North Bretton, Heltwate School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8RL |
1.87 miles |
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The Peterborough School
Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AP |
1.89 miles |
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Jack Hunt Academy
Bradwell Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9PY |
2.2 miles |
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6JT |
2.59 miles |
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Stanground Academy
Peterborough Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3BY |
3.16 miles |
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Nene Park Academy
Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 7EA |
3.7 miles |
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Dogsthorpe Infant School is part of Hampton Academies Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:
- Hampton Lakes Primary School Peterborough
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Peterborough
- Hampton College Peterborough
- Great Haddon Primary School Peterborough
What is Dogsthorpe Infant School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Dogsthorpe Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2019 of its predecessor, Dogsthorpe Infant School.
When was Dogsthorpe Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?
Dogsthorpe Infant School was last inspected in December 2023.
How many pupils does Dogsthorpe Infant School have?
Dogsthorpe Infant School has 235 pupils on roll.
What age range does Dogsthorpe Infant School cover?
Dogsthorpe Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.
Where is Dogsthorpe Infant School?
Dogsthorpe Infant School is at Central Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4LH.