# Leighton Primary and Preschool

Leighton Primary and Preschool is a primary school in Peterborough, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 298 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E110743. [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 298
- Council: Peterborough
- URN: 110743

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 26 June 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Leighton Primary and Preschool met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Peterborough and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Peterborough | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Braybrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braybrook-primary-academy-e146726): 790 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lime Academy Orton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-orton-e147944): 840 m. Special. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- [Sense College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sense-college-e132011): 910 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hampton Hargate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-hargate-primary-school-e132763): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Botolph's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-botolphs-church-of-england-primary-school-e146154): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Nene Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nene-park-academy-e137082): 1.2 km. Secondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/110743)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/110743)

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