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Newark Hill Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Eastfield Road, Peterborough PE1 4RE · newarkhillacademy.org · 01733 566053
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Peterborough 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.85 mi
- 1.37 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · 6. Distance · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 435
- 15 over 420 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 32.9%
- First language not English
- 42.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “6. Distance” went to a home 0.85 mi (1.37 km) from the school. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – 6. Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.85 mi1.37 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Peterborough it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Newark Hill Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 43
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied