St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.105 miles
Published by Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA 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 | 0.105 mi |
| 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 0.105 miles, the shortest of 13 Peterborough primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 0.87 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 87 first-choice applications for 60 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer and the highest of 56 Peterborough primary schools.
- Of those 2026 Reception offers, 58 went to first-choice families, and 29 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Aqua Drive, Hampton Water, Peterborough, PE7 8QL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “At St John Henry Newman, pupils thrive in an exceptionally nurturing environment that is deeply rooted in Catholic values.”
- “A strong sense of community runs through the school.”
- “This is built through shared experiences such as collective worship and moments of reflection.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 April 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) | 67% | 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: 87 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- Hampton Lakes Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hampton Hargate Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leighton Primary and Preschool 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great Haddon Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Braybrook Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Winyates Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakdale Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published