The Duke of Bedford Primary SchoolAlderman Jacobs School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterborough.

Summary of the comparison

The Duke of Bedford Primary School and Alderman Jacobs School are primary schools in Peterborough.

  • The Duke of Bedford Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alderman Jacobs School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Duke of Bedford Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Duke of Bedford Primary School was judged Good and Alderman Jacobs School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 81.0% for The Duke of Bedford Primary School and 66.0% for Alderman Jacobs School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Duke of Bedford Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Alderman Jacobs School (58.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Duke of Bedford Primary School versus Alderman Jacobs School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterboroughThe Duke of Bedford Primary SchoolPeterboroughAlderman Jacobs SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking15th of 60 in Peterborough 90th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll221 658
Capacity210 630
LocationPeterborough, PE6 0ST Peterborough, PE7 1XJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard81.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census221 658
Free school meals (ever 6)27.1% 25.6%
English as an additional language13.1% 6.1%
SEN support15.8% 17.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.8% Stronger figure14.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Duke of Bedford Primary School

Alderman Jacobs School

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