West Town Primary Academy
Peterborough
MERIDIAN TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 36 member schools: 19 primary schools, 13 secondary schools, 3 special schools, 1 all-through school. Local authorities: Bedford | Cambridgeshire | Central Bedfordshire | Lincolnshire | North Northamptonshire | Peterborough. Regions: East Midlands | East of England. — from the MERIDIAN TRUST public record.
West Town Primary Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough, part of MERIDIAN TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- West Town Primary Academy
- Address
- Midland Road
- Postcode
- PE3 6DD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Parliamentary constituency
- Peterborough
- URN (official identifier)
- 140855
- Establishment number
- 2005
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 412
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Quinn
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 15 Dec 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.westtownprimary.org
- Telephone
- 01733852400
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at West Town Primary Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 412 | 41,133 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 26.2% | 31.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 12.4% | 13.1% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 81.6% | 35.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for West Town Primary Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 6 Feb 2023
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 11 Sept 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as West Town Primary School (URN 110726)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 May 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as West Town Primary School (URN 110726)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Mar 2011
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as West Town Primary School (URN 110726)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Apr 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at West Town Primary Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at West Town Primary Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £164,300 for 106 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 25.6% | 32.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £397 | £432 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at West Town Primary Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 411 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Peterborough average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,997,000 £7,292 per pupil | £7,184 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,624,000 £6,384 per pupil | £6,648 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,284,000 £3,124 per pupil · 48.9% | £3,204 · 48.2% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £538,000 £1,309 per pupil · 20.5% | £1,450 · 21.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £119,000 £290 per pupil · 4.5% | £104 · 1.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £119,000 £290 per pupil · 4.5% | £98 · 1.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £373,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £570,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,048 per pupil, supply and agency £282 per pupil — spending up £336 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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