Wittering Primary School

About Wittering Primary School

Wittering Primary School has a strong parent community, with 77% of respondents to the most recent Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school to other parents. The survey, which ran between September 2024 and September 2025 and collected 44 responses, shows particularly high satisfaction around pupil happiness and safety: 91% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 95% felt their child is safe. The school is also oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 39 applications for 33 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.18. All 33 first-preference applicants were offered a place. However, the picture is not uniformly positive. On SEND support, 50% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that children with special educational needs get the support they need, but 35% disagreed or strongly disagreed, suggesting some families feel provision falls short.

Academically, Wittering Primary's most recent Key Stage 2 results place it in the bottom half of schools nationally and within Peterborough local authority. In the 2023/24 academic year, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well below the local authority average of 59%. The school ranks 44th out of 53 primary schools in Peterborough on this measure. Looking at individual subjects, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths, but only 44% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 30% achieved in reading and 22% in maths, but no pupils reached the higher standard in writing or the combined measure. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2024 rated it Good across all areas, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This represents a significant improvement from its previous inspection in June 2022, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, sensory room, art studios, library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, forest school and a chapel. Sports provision includes tennis, gymnastics, netball, dance, athletics and cross country, while clubs range from choir and coding to gardening, eco club and science club. Wittering Primary has capacity for 420 pupils but currently has 258 on roll, so there is room for growth. The school's SEND register covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 21.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse intake. This is a school that has turned around its Ofsted rating and has strong parent endorsement on happiness and safety, but whose academic results are below the local average. It may suit families who prioritise a supportive, improving environment over top-tier exam outcomes.

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