Leighton Primary and Preschool

State-Funded School

leighton-primary-and-preschool-peterborough-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

PeterboroughLocal Authority

North West CambridgeshireConstituency

PE2 5PLPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Leighton Primary and Preschool is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Peterborough, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 298 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

298

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 298
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

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 26 June 2024. 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
6 Sept 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.