Newark Hill Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.849 miles
Published by Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Newark Hill Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Newark Hill Academy 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 | 0.849 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.418 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.547 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.599 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.669 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), above all 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough that have results.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.849 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 61 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 32.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 50% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
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
- Eastfield Road, Peterborough, PE1 4RE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 435 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils use the word ‘welcoming’ to describe their school.”
- “They appreciate the individual care and attention adults give to them.”
- “Pupils all have a trusted adult to talk to.”
To improve
- “However, a few staff are still getting used to the curriculum content in some subjects.”
- “This affects teachers’ ability to deliver the curriculum with confidence and precision.”
- “However, for a few pupils who find reading tricky, their individual reading books or interventions are not precisely matched to their reading ability.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 October 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) | 73% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Lime Academy Parnwell 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Dogsthorpe Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welland Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dogsthorpe Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen's Drive Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published