Coates Primary School
The Fold, Coates, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2BPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Coates Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 53rd of 75 primary schools in Peterborough. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 May 2022, report published 20 July 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 May 2022
Pupils have fun at school and value learning. In lessons and during playtimes, pupils care for each other and enjoy their time together. Lessons are calm, and pupils concentrate well on their studies. Pupils feel, and are, safe within this caring community. Pupils are confident that on the rare occasions when bullying happens, staff ensure it stops and does not re- occur. Pupils benefit from leaders' approach to supporting emotional well-being. Pupils are ambitious. They live up to leaders' high expectations and 'reach for the stars'. Pupils are articulate and discuss with sophistication what they are learning. Pupils take pride in their learning and achievements. They appreciate the many awards leaders put in place. Pupils are being well prepared for their next steps in education. Pupils readily take positions of responsibility. For example, older pupils serve as 'reading buddies' for younger pupils. Many pupils enjoy the opportunities at the school to develop their talents in clubs.
What the school should improve
- COVID-19 and the need to recruit some new governors interrupted the regular work of the governing body. Governors need to re-establish their routines for checking how effectively leaders are providing the high quality of education that governors expect.
- Leaders' new reading programme was introduced to improve the teaching of reading. The new programme is having the desired effect, but there are still some pupils needing to catch up. Leaders need to continue embedding their approach to reading to reduce the need for pupils who have fallen behind to catch up. Leaders also need to make sure those who need to catch up do so quickly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
183 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Coates Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Road Primary & Nursery School | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | 31% met the expected standard |
| Alderman Jacobs School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| Park Lane Primary & Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| The Duke of Bedford Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 81% met the expected standard |
| Benwick Primary School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Boucher
- Phone
- 01733840527
- Address
- The Fold, Coates, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2BP
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 110631
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.