Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation

About Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation

Winyates Primary School, part of the Spirit Federation in Peterborough, has been rated Outstanding across the board in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2018. The school achieved the top grade of 1 for quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision. But the real story is in the exam results. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure is a full 35 percentage points above the Peterborough local authority average of 59%, and it places Winyates second out of 53 primary schools in the area. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 1% of all primary schools for this metric. Average scaled scores of 110 in both reading and maths further underline the strength of core academic teaching.

Beyond the headline figures, the depth of attainment is notable. While 94% of pupils hit the expected standard in each of reading, writing and maths individually, the proportion reaching the higher standard was more varied: 55% in maths, 52% in reading, and 23% in writing. This suggests that while the school is exceptionally strong at getting nearly all children to a solid level, there is room to push more pupils into the top tier in writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw outcomes are impressive. The school's ranking score of 94 places it firmly in the top 5% nationally, and it sits just behind Barnack CofE Primary School in the local league table. With only four Outstanding primaries in Peterborough, Winyates is part of a small, high-performing group.

Winyates is a relatively small school with 189 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 41 applications for just 15 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.73. All 15 first-preference applicants were offered a place, but competition is stiff. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 50.3%, which makes its academic results all the more striking. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a gymnasium, sports hall, forest school and art studios, and the school offers clubs such as chess, science club and coding. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health support. Parent views are overwhelmingly positive: 93% would recommend the school, and 87% strongly agreed that their child is happy and does well. This is a school that delivers strong academic outcomes in a supportive, well-regarded environment, though securing a place requires early application.

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