Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 25 Feb 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 110723.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 208 |
| Girls | 98 |
| Boys | 110 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 24% |
| First language not English | 83.7% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 270 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 23% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 25 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 15 |
| Average class size | 27.8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 19.6 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 8.1 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 10.6 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 15.24 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 21.77 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 11.7 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 9.1 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 2.6 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 33 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 84 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 30 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 30 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 7.2%, worse than England, worse than Peterborough | 5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 25.7%, worse than England, worse than Peterborough | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.2%, similar to England, similar to Peterborough | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 8.9% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 2.2% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | All-through | Thomas Deacon Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 12 Nov 2024. | |
| 0.3 mi | All-through | The King's (The Cathedral) School | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 Jul 2024. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Jul 2014. | |
| 0.3 mi | Secondary | Greater Peterborough UTC | University technical college | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Oct 2022. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Gladstone Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 31 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | The Beeches Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 15 Nov 2023. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Lime Academy Abbotsmede | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 9 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Dogsthorpe Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 17 Jun 2025. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Dogsthorpe Infant School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 Feb 2016. | |
| 0.8 mi | Secondary | City of Peterborough Academy | Free schools | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 Jul 2024. |
Queen's Drive Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 25 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Queen's Drive Infant School made 33 offers from 84 applications (2.5 per offer), and 30 of 30 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Queen's Drive Infant School has 208 pupils aged 5 to 7.
Queen's Drive Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At Queen's Drive Infant School, the average class had 27.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.6 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Queen's Drive Infant School missed 7.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 25.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.