Norwood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Norwood Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Norwood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.903 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.662 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.571 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough that have results.
- For Reception 2026, there were 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers and every applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 3 of the 5 earlier years.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Peterborough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gunthorpe Road, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, PE4 7DZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Norwood Primary School.”
- “They say that teachers are really kind and help them if they are stuck with their work.”
- “Pupils know they can talk to a trusted adult about any problems.”
To improve
- “Pupils say though they would like more trips.”
- “They know, for example, that assessment is less developed in a few subjects.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not know as much as they could about what pupils understand and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Peterborough.
- Gunthorpe Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Paston Ridings Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welbourne Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Discovery Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Drive Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Werrington Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Fulbridge Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- William Law CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published