Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School, Royston
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Royston. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 9 schools in Royston with published results, and 12,729th of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cambridgeshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School are Barrington CofE VC Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 53% maths); Meldreth Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); Haslingfield Endowed Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 70% maths); and Foxton Primary School (3.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 78% maths).
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Barrington CofE VC Primary SchoolMeldreth Primary SchoolHaslingfield Endowed Primary SchoolFoxton Primary School
What parents say
36 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).
Who goes there
0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 12 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 2 (1.6%) 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.
Staffing
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shepreth Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chequers Close (near), 350 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and weapons possession. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).
Suspensions and exclusions
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school sits at the heart of its village communities and creates a genuinely welcoming environment where children thrive. Reading is prioritised from the start with strong phonics teaching, and the school has significantly improved its English and mathematics curriculum since the last inspection. Pupils develop into confident learners and good citizens through enriching activities and meaningful roles like school council and health and safety leadership.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics and reading programme with effective support for struggling readers
- Well-developed English and mathematics curriculum with consistent teaching approaches
- Excellent behaviour management creating calm, orderly classrooms
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs including pre-learning sessions
- Broad, ambitious curriculum enriched with trips, sporting events, musical concerts and meaningful pupil leadership roles
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistencies in how staff explain concepts and set tasks, meaning pupils don't always retain key knowledge as well as intended
- Recent improvements to the wider curriculum not yet fully embedded consistently across all subjects
- Some pupils' individual needs not consistently met in certain subjects, affecting their ability to build knowledge over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Museum trips, visits to places of worship, sporting events, musical concerts, school council, fundraising projects, performances, careers events
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. Pupils arrive with smiles and feel safe and happy in this welcoming village school.
At a Glance
16.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
36 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 57% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 57% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
Term dates
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cambridgeshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is in Cambridgeshire; for families living there:
- Cambridgeshire's school travel policy: School Travel Assistance Policy - Mainstream September 2025 326KB - pdf
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
129 pupils
210 places
81 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Royston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Royston
Across Cambridgeshire council
Places available
8,107
Applications
6,292
Got 1st preference
94.7%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Cambridgeshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
11.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
125
Total Pupils
69
Boys
56
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
12.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£60,802
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,794
Per pupil
£833k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.2%
Persistent absence
122
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 57% did so in maths.
What is Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is oversubscribed, Cambridgeshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Classes at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School has around 125 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School?
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School is at Hurdleditch Road, Orwell, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5QG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)