Gladstone Primary Academy, Peterborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "Gladstone Primary Academy is a multicultural primary academy near the centre of Peterborough. The academy is situated across two sites a few minutes walk apart, one on Gladstone Street (reception and KS1) and the other on Bourges Boulevard (KS2). Having two sites gives Gladstone Primary Academy excellent facilities, including a large 4G pitch, learning centre, halls and computer rooms."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and recorder.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £2 per session.

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at Gladstone Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 54% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Peterborough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 45% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Gladstone Primary Academy as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Gladstone Primary Academy are The Beeches Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths); Queen's Drive Infant School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); West Town Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 73% maths); and All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 72% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Gladstone Primary Academy.

Gladstone Primary Academy is one of 7 schools run by Thomas Deacon Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

39.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 81.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (44%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 17 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is English Street (opposite), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gladstone Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 918 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Peterborough (275), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Gladstone Primary Academy issued 59 suspensions, 11.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Gladstone Primary Academy are The King's (The Cathedral) School (0.5 miles), Thomas Deacon Academy (0.6 miles), Greater Peterborough UTC (0.8 miles) and Clare Lodge (1 mile).