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Nova Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
South Bretton, Peterborough PE3 9XJ · novaprimaryacademy.co.uk · 01733 262696
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Peterborough 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 343
- 82% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 44.3%
- First language not English
- 44.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Keys Academies Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 37 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131719)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Nova Primary Academy on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131719), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131719)
Apr 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131719)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 50
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (30%) with SEND