John Clare Primary School

State-Funded School
john-clare-primary-school-peterborough-east-of-englandLink
Region
East of EnglandRegion
PeterboroughLocal Authority
North West CambridgeshireConstituency
Postcode
PE6 7DXPostcode
8.6
Academic Performance
Previous Ofsted

About the School

John Clare Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Peterborough, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 130 pupils. John Clare Primary School is part of SOKE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026

Current inspection
Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

  • Inclusion
    Strong standard
  • Curriculum and teaching
    Strong standard
  • Achievement
    Strong standard
  • Attendance and behaviour
    Strong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing
    Strong standard
  • Early years
    Strong standard
  • Leadership and governance
    Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths
90%
+27% vs national average
Higher standard
14%
+8% vs national average
Reading score
107
+2 vs national average
Maths score
106
+2 vs national average

Ethnicity

White
95%
Mixed
5%

Pupils

130

Total Pupils

55%Boys
45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
12%
England average
27%
First language not English
<1%
England average
22%
Young carers
2%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
Primary
Age range
4 – 11
Deprivation band
Least deprived
Total pupils
130
IDACI quintile
1 (Most deprived)
MAT name
SOKE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted
Report published
Overall
29 Feb 2012
Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.

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