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Braybrook Primary Academy

URN
146726
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Braybrook Primary Academy
URN
146726
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

60 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

43

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

46

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#38 of 51 schools in Peterborough

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Braybrook Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Braybrook Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
9 July 2023
Inspection date
23 May 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 9 July 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 9 July 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

22

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

53

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

22

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.41×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Peterborough
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Peterborough)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.braybrookprimary.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Peterborough to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

81.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

66.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

59.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

PE2 5QL - Braybrook, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Contact details

Address
Braybrook, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Postcode
PE2 5QL
Phone
1733232159
Website
www.braybrookprimary.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Peterborough
Local authority code
874

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 202 schools in Peterborough.

Authority statistics

Total schools

202

Open schools

90

Closed schools

112

Primary schools

127

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 9 July 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 9 July 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 9 July 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 9 July 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 July 202323 May 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 9 July 2023
    • Good

      Published
      9 July 2023
      Inspected
      23 May 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    41.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 22

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary127 (63.2%)
    • Secondary34 (16.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (19.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Braybrook Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Clayton School132 mNot applicableClosed
    The Phoenix School308 mNot applicableClosed
    Lime Academy Orton313 mNot applicableOpen
    Winyates Primary School671 mPrimaryOpen
    Leighton Primary and Preschool793 mPrimaryOpen
    Orton Longueville School864 mSecondaryClosed
    Nene Park Academy864 mSecondaryOpen
    Hampton Hargate Primary School949 mPrimaryOpen
    Orton Hall School969 mNot applicableClosed
    • Braybrook Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Clayton School
      Distance
      132 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • The Phoenix School
      Distance
      308 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Lime Academy Orton
      Distance
      313 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Peterborough)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbotsmede Infant SchoolPrimaryPE1 5JYClosed
    Abbotsmede Junior SchoolPrimaryPE1 5JSClosed
    Abbotsmede Primary SchoolPrimaryPE1 5JSClosed
    All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimaryPE1 3PWOpen
    Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimaryPE9 3DZOpen
    • Abbotsmede Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE1 5JY
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbotsmede Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE1 5JS
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbotsmede Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE1 5JS
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PE1 3PW
      Status
      Open
    • Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School
    Winyates Primary School
    Distance
    671 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Leighton Primary and Preschool
    Distance
    793 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Orton Longueville School
    Distance
    864 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Nene Park Academy
    Distance
    864 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Hampton Hargate Primary School
    Distance
    949 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Orton Hall School
    Distance
    969 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PE9 3DZ
    Status
    Open