[2] Dogsthorpe County Infant and Junior and All Saints Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior schools are located in the area; following the closure of John Mansfield School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend the Thomas Deacon Academy which opened in September 2007.

Marshfields, a special school for pupils aged 10–19 with moderate learning difficulties, is also located here.

Dogsthorpe was originally the hamlet of Dodsthorpe, which gave its name to a township within the parish, centred on Peterborough, of Saint John the Baptist.

A downside of this design is that it creates poor surveillance particularly for cars parked at the rear of the estate.

However, a benefit is that it contains extensive green spaces, footpaths and alleyways linking streets in and around the estate.