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Kirkstone House School

Independent · ages 4-18MixedIndependent118 pupilsPeterboroughLincolnshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths10%England 46%
Places232 spare118 pupils, 350 places
Average A level gradez2024/25
Pupils on roll118Census January 2024

Kirkstone House School is an independent school in Peterborough for boys and girls aged 4 to 18. It has 118 pupils and room for 350.

1-6 Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, PE6 9PA01778 560350kirkstonehouseschool.co.ukMrs Corinne Jones headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

21 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score22.0
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths10%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths33%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 31.131.120182019: 35.635.620192022: 25.225.220222023: 23.223.220232024: 14.314.320242025: 22.022.02025
Since 2018: -9.1
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018LincolnshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11212424201623
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 822.014.323.225.235.631.146.246.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths10%8%17%20%31%22%43%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths33%21%38%50%44%57%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score1.210.791.401.482.521.784.074.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%37%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 6 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Biology (33% here, 82% across England), Mathematics (15% here, 53% across England), English Language (29% here, 54% across England).

What is taught hereOffers triple science.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics20 entries
15%England 53%
Biology18 entries
33%England 82%
29%England 54%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics205%15%45%53%
Biology180%33%56%82%
English Language176%29%65%54%
Statistics80%63%88%51%
Physics825%38%50%82%
Chemistry60%50%83%81%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220172016
Students231258
Average A level gradezzzzNE

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
24.916.0
Gap 8.9England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll118Census January 2024
Places35034% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support19%22 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan73%86 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls66 / 52
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll118115108104108124
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support19%18%17%32%26%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans64%58%59%53%48%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate31 per 1,000 people66% lower than the England average
Typical house price£262,000South Kesteven
Nearest bus stop60 mMain Street, 5 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Baston CE Primary SchoolChurch of England670 m188No overall grade 202464Compare
Langtoft Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles188Good 202363Compare
Thurlby Community Primary AcademyAcademy2.2 miles213Good 202464Compare
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolChurch of England2.8 miles190Good 202429Compare
Market Deeping Community Primary SchoolCouncil2.8 miles289Good 202440Compare
Linchfield AcademyAcademy3.2 miles294Good 202352Compare
Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy3.4 miles273Good 202273Compare
Willoughby AcademyAcademy3.5 miles143Good 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Kirkstone House School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Kirkstone House School yet.

How good are Kirkstone House School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 10% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 22.0, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Kirkstone House School have?

118 pupils aged 4 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 350 places, so it is 34% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
1-6 Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, PE6 9PA
Telephone
01778 560350
Website
www.kirkstonehouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Corinne Jones
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 4-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward
Casewick
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2 May 1967
URN
120729 · LAESTAB 9256017 · UKPRN 10016184

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from