Paston Ridings Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Peterborough, United Kingdom with 350 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 2 February 2018. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Class Teacher (closes 25 November) and Academic Mentor (closes 17 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Colette Firth, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
350 pupils · 50% girls · 55.4% eligible for free school meals · 36.9% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
84 (24.0%) on SEN support · 19 (5.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £34,069 to £46,940 a yearCloses 25 NovStarts September 2027
Full time
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Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
76%
8%
2023/24
56%
0%
2022/23
40%
2%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
31 January 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
2 February 2018
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
21.0
16.7
–
0
£48,849
2024/25
21.4
17.3
15%
0
£44,012
2023/24
19.4
22.2
42%
1
£43,941
2022/23
24.0
18.1
31%
0
£40,832
2021/22
24.0
18.9
8%
1
£39,592
2020/21
24.0
18.4
16%
0
£40,880
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
26.1
18.2
18%
0
£40,820
2018/19
28.2
17.6
14%
0
£36,589
2017/18
25.7
18.9
15%
0
£37,755
2016/17
26.3
19.7
23%
0
£35,895
2015/16
26.9
19.5
20%
0
£32,906
2014/15
28.4
17.9
17%
0
£32,810
2013/14
26.9
18.3
32%
0
£33,333
2012/13
22.6
20.5
19%
0
£33,138
2011/12
21.3
19.4
2%
0
£32,183
2010/11
17.2
21.2
16%
0
£35,920
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.7%
1.8%
15.6%
1.2%
2024/25
5.3%
1.3%
13.1%
1.4%
2023/24
6.5%
1.8%
18.0%
1.2%
2022/23
8.3%
2.5%
28.7%
0.7%
2021/22
8.3%
2.4%
31.2%
3.1%
2020/21
4.2%
1.4%
12.7%
2.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.2%
2.3%
17.0%
2.0%
2017/18
6.0%
2.2%
17.1%
1.5%
2016/17
5.8%
2.1%
16.0%
2.2%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: Specialist Inclusion Base Teaching Assistant (2), Specialist Incluse Base Teaching Assistant, Year 6 Teacher & Raising Standards Leader. Last advertised August 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.