School Lane, Elton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE8 6RS
10 reasons to choose Elton Church of England Primary School
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Elton Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Peterborough and one of the 10 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Elton Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Cambridgeshire LEA.
Average class size
Elton Church of England Primary School has six classes, some mixed-age, a pre-school, and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Elton Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 22% of schools.
The Elton Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects where appropriate. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Elton Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Elton Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Elton Church of England Primary School
Laxton Junior School (5.2 miles); The Peterborough School, Preparatory School (7.5 miles); Stamford Junior School (9.6 miles).
Castor Church of England Primary School (7.6 miles); The King’s (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough, Junior dept (8.5 miles); Heritage Park Primary School (9.2 miles).
Oundle School (5.2 miles); The Peterborough School (7.5 miles); Stamford High School (9.5 miles).
The King’s (The Cathedral) School (8.5 miles); City of Peterborough Academy (8.9 miles); Arthur Mellows Village College (12.8 miles).