Parents

With the application deadline fast approaching, we’ve taken a look at the most popular Peterborough secondary schools for the 2026/27 school year

The 11 most oversubscribed Peterborough secondary schools

Bright Stars Day Nursery in Dogsthorpe.

Glowing Ofsted report for Peterborough nursery

The flooded footpath in Peterborough

Call for new action to tackle flooded footpath used by school children

New Gen Yoto Player

Yoto Mini 4th Gen vs 2024 Edition: my verdict on which is worth buying

Children can use phones safely with this app developed in association with Mumsnet

The free app helping parents manage children’s Android phones

Dogsthorpe Academy volunteers Ishfaq, Jo, Kayla, Elliott and Kirsty.

Parents forced to patrol primary school crossing after children hit by cars

A Peterborough secondary school received more than six times more applications than places available for the 2026/27 school year

913 applications for 150 places at Peterborough’s most popular secondary school

A first phone brings independence, alongside new conversations about what children can access online

The free app helping parents set boundaries on a child’s phone

Flu jabs are being rolled out ahead of the winter

Vulnerable Peterborough residents and children invited for flu jabs

A first phone can bring independence, along with new questions for parents about online safety.

Your child’s phone has a safety blind spot. Here’s what parents can do

Jack Hunt School received 297 first choice requests. 285 of these were offered to pupils

Peterborough's most popular secondary schools for the 2026/27 school year

The school received 913 applications for 150 available places - giving applicants a success rate of 16.4%

The Peterborough secondary schools that were the hardest to get into this year

LEGO DUPLO bricks are designed for little hands and can be used to create colourful models through open-ended play.

6 skills toddlers can learn through LEGO DUPLO play

The Very promotion includes LEGO DUPLO sets featuring Bluey, Disney Frozen, Spidey, vehicles and animals.

The LEGO DUPLO sets designed for different toddler ages

Selected LEGO DUPLO sets are reduced by up to 25% at Very until September 16

Very cuts up to 25% off LEGO DUPLO sets for little builders

The application process for children who need a school place in Peterborough for September 2027 is now open.

Parents urged to apply now for school for their children in new academic year
Parents are being urged to apply now for the preferred school for their children ahead of the next academic year.
Paul Grinnell

The most common method to put money aside for their youngsters is via a children’s savings account

A fifth of parents haven't put money aside to support their kids

Regatta’s back to school sale collection includes fleeces, padded jackets and a waterproof coat with a built-in torch.

Regatta’s £4.80 fleece is a top of the class back-to-school bargain

The scheme is aimed at encouraging children to read

Books on board on Peterborough buses to encourage children to read

School WhatsApp groups are an 'essential parenting tool'

Parents rely on WhatsApp groups to stay on top of back-to-school chaos

MC Grindah brings Bare Expectations to life

Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations has been given a Gen Z makeover

A Yoto player can bring screen-free stories into a child's bedtime routine as the autumn evenings get darker.

This simple bedtime addition will help kids on darker autumn nights

Kipling's Back to School collection has launched

Ad Feature Kipling launches durable back-to-school collection for 2026

The memorial in Riseholme, Orton Goldhay.

New memorial put in place for murdered 16-year-old

Regatta’s back to school sale collection includes fleeces, padded jackets and a waterproof coat with a built-in torch.

Regatta’s £4.80 fleece is a top pf the class back-to-school bargain

A Yoto player can entertain children for years with its ever-expanding collection of stories and music.

The clever kids' gift that grows with them

Buying the Yoto Player was the simple switch that helped my son forget about his tablet

How the Yoto Player helped my son swap tablet time for stories
Looking for a way to reduce your child's screen time? One mum explains why the Yoto Player has become a favourite family essential for stories, music and screen-free fun.
Natalie Dixon

The average child tucks into three ice creams a week over the summer holidays

Parents will pay nearly £50 for ice creas over the summer holidays

Parents admitted keeping their children engaged throughout the holidays is becoming increasingly challenging

Parents run out of ideas by day 10 of summer holidays

Yoto Daily's Jake Harris shares why curiosity, laughter and storytelling are at the heart of every episode

Meet the voice behind Yoto Daily Jake Harris

The scheme launches in August

New campaign to help Peterborough children develop and get ready for school

Drivers are presenting an opportunity to resolve life’s greatest struggles all from the car seat

Ad Feature Brits use summer road trips to settle life's biggest problems

The Silver Cross Cove 2 Chocolate Travel System Accessory Bundle includes eight coordinated essentials for parents and babies

The Silver Cross bundle new parents will love

Ten toys and games under £10 that will keep kids entertained all summer holidays

Ten toys under £10 to keep kids entertained this summer

Sainsbury's three for £8 picky bits deal includes a wide selection of quick and easy family favourites. Stock image.

Sainsbury's £8 deal is helping families save on summer meals

Sainsbury's three for £8 picky bits promotion includes a wide range of quick and easy family favourites. Stock image.

Sainsbury's £8 deal could make summer holidays easier

The Momcozy Portable Bottle Warmer is designed to make warming baby feeds easier while travelling

Momcozy warmer now £64.59

Yoto Daily's Jake Harris shares why curiosity, laughter and storytelling are at the heart of every episode

Inside Yoto Daily with presenter Jake Harris

The Owlet Dream Sock is a wearable smart baby monitor that tracks pulse rate, oxygen levels and sleep through a companion app

Parents can save £100 on the Owlet Dream Sock smart baby monitor

Featuring a six-inch display, remote camera controls and night vision, the HelloBaby video baby monitor has been reduced by 25% on Amazon

Parents can save 25% on this large-screen HelloBaby video monitor

The Tommee Tippee Twist and Click Starter Set includes the nappy bin and 12 refill cassettes to help parents get started

Tommee Tippee nappy bin now £48.99

Alfie (18) with his medic Lee on the way back to the UK

Parents of teen injured in Greece thank public as youngster flown home

Why parents are choosing Yoto for more stories and less screen time for kids

Screen-free stories, songs and audio adventures with Yoto

The 1980s Britain: Money Changes Everything exhibition at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery

Back to the 80s - new exhibition explores the decade that changed Britain

Why the Yoto Mini is my must-have travel companion for keeping kids entertained in the summer holidays

The screen-free travel gadget making summer holidays easier

Nearly a dozen Peterborough schools are either closed or finishing early today (Friday, June 26)

11 Peterborough schools either closed or finishing early today

To celebrate Toy Story 5 arriving in cinemas, ODEON is launching the 'Play Them Forward' toy collection campaign this weekend.

Ad Feature UK families are sitting on half a BILLION unused toys, study says

More than six in 10 admitted they’re “appalled” fast food giants are advertising around schools

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned

Two thirds of fathers (66 per cent) have delayed seeking medical help

The nation’s favourite ‘dadisms’ phrases

The study was commissioned by Mattel to explore how play is evolving for a new generation of children, following the launch of its Disney and Pixar ‘Toy Story 5’ line

Three quarters of parents are emotionally attached to childhood toys

Our writer tested out the new highlights at the popular theme park

Alton Towers and kids review: Bluey rides, waterpark and the real cost

Meals out needn't break the bank - this offer is a delicious bargain

Families can feed four at Harvester from £45 with this big saving

Essity carried out the study to mark the opening of its new £30million recycled paper facility at its manufacturing site in Prudhoe, Northumberland.

Kids in Britain flush up to 13,476,238 MILES of loo paper annually

Here Come the Grannies! at CBeebies Land in Alton Towers Resort.

'Nice parking spot, Rita!': I joined queue everyone's talking about Emma Walker

The number 27 bus.

Campaigners welcome Peterborough to Stamford bus improvements