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Nene Park Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough PE2 7EA · neneparkacademy.org · 01733 368300

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.6
average Attainment 8 score. Peterborough 42.9, England 46
Last distance offered
2.77 mi
4.47 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · (12) Distance · Peterborough Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,478
378 over 1,100 places · 134%
Local authority
Peterborough
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31%
First language not English
16%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Meridian Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “(12) Distance” went to a home 2.77 mi (4.47 km) from the school. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 211 families put the school first and 237 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 201 (Places 235)201September 2023: 234 (Places 236)234September 2024: 222 (Places 231)222September 2025: 172 (Places 232)172September 2026: 211 (Places 237)211Places 237
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262372110.998%
September 2025Sept 20252321720.799%
September 2024Sept 2024231222191%
September 2023Sept 2023236234193%
September 2022Sept 20222352010.9100%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – (12) DistanceDistance
September 20262.77 mi4.47 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.6, and 42.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Peterborough it was 42.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.0 (England 46.3)42.02017/18: 39.7 (England 46.5)39.72018/19: 40.2 (England 46.7)40.22021/22: 49.3 (England 48.8)49.32022/23: 45.6 (England 46.3)45.62023/24: 48.6 (England 45.9)48.62024/25: 45.6 (England 46.0)45.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.646.0
▼42.7%45.4%
▼57.3%64.8%
▼30.3%40.5%
●3.924.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59.5+8.7
Further education32.4−5.2
Apprenticeship0.9−2.8
Employment0.9−1.2
Not in a lasting destination4.1+0.4
Activity not captured2.3+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.7 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 22.7 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 27.1 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 30.8 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 25.7 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 34.0 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 33.3 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
105 studentsC+ (33.3)Average +0.10
105 studentsC+ (33.5)Average +0.11
102 studentsDist (33.5)Above average +0.30
13 studentsMerit (23.5)Average -0.08
18.4%AAB or better
98.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2477C+ (34)+0.04
2022/2374C- (25.7)—
2021/2282C (30.8)—
2018/1981C- (27.1)-0.09
2017/1879D+ (22.7)-0.25
2016/1773D+ (22.7)-0.15
2015/1673D+ (22.3)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University59.1+7.2
Further education0.90
Apprenticeship9.1+4.4
Employment20.9−5.5
Not in a lasting destination8.2−5
Activity not captured1.8−1

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 12 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Nene Park Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
11 Oct 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

49% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (192 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
49%
Replies
192
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼53% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼57% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼53% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼57% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼53% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼57% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼48% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼36% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼20% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 61% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 67%

based on 31 parents (16%) with SEND

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