The Duke of Bedford Primary School
Wisbech Road, Peterborough, PE6 0ST
221 pupils · 105% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 January 2025, published 5 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 44 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 28 | 42 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 41 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 36 | 45 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 35 | 52 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 25 | 36 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 28 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 31 | 53 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Eye CofE Primary School 6.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Coates Primary School 6.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Alderman Jacobs School 6.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School 7.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- New Road Primary & Nursery School 7.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- South View Community Primary School 8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.