Nova Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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.
Nova Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Nova Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 37 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough.
- The school has 16.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 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
- South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 343 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders’ vision of ambition for pupils and the community is at the heart of this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils meet the high expectations the school has for what they can achieve.”
- “Effective changes to the curriculum have helped improve the quality of pupils’ work.”
To improve
- “Pupils have not always achieved as well as they should in national tests and examinations.”
- “In addition, weaknesses in the school’s previous curriculum also hampered how well pupils learned.”
- “In a few subjects and in writing, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 35 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Longthorpe Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Highlees Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eyrescroft Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- West Town Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Watergall 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published