Southfields Primary School
Southfields Estate, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8PUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Southfields Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 87 schools in Peterborough. It ranks 63rd of 75 primary schools in Peterborough. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 2 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- 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 21 January 2025
Pupils get plenty of opportunities to 'smile, shine and be happy'. They respect any differences between themselves and others and treat everyone as part of one school family. Pupils benefit from the support on offer to meet their different needs. Some pupils participate in nurture groups and others enjoy activities that support their sensory needs. Staff actively listen and help pupils of all ages. Pupils feel happy, secure and safe. The school has raised its expectations for pupils' attainment. These were realised in pupils' achievement in recent national tests. Pupils benefit from a redesigned curriculum where they build a broad range of important knowledge well. They deepen this understanding through a range of exciting trips. For example, Year 6 'travel back in time' to learn about the Victorian era through a visit to a museum. Pupils' behaviour is calm and settled. Pupils respect the school rules and typically engage well in what they learn. Older pupils take on leadership responsibilities supporting positive behaviour in school. 'Corridor monitors' note the names of anyone who is not quite meeting expectations so they can be supported to put things right.
What the school should improve
- In some subject areas, including writing, the school does not provide pupils with the opportunities they need to deepen and extend their knowledge fully. This means that although pupils generally learn the intended curriculum well, they do not always extend and deepen their knowledge or achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that teachers provide high-quality opportunities for pupils to extend, deepen and apply their knowledge well across the full curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
87 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
540 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Southfields Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Primary School | 0.3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 78% met the expected standard |
| Saint Michael CofE Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 64% met the expected standard |
| Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Heritage Park Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Farcet CofE (C) Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Mathlin
- Phone
- 01733562873
- Address
- Southfields Estate, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8PU
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- URN
- 110691
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.