Academy sponsor led · Peterborough

Nova Primary Academy

4–11Ages
343Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145739URN

South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

68 applications for 37 places · 42nd of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

68 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as Middleton Primary School (URN 131719), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	68	1.8	35	0.95
Sep 2025	34	59	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2024	33	62	1.9	31	0.94
Sep 2023	36	51	1.4	35	0.97
Sep 2022	37	56	1.5	35	0.95
Sep 2021	42	60	1.4	37	0.88
Sep 2020	39	57	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2019	52	77	1.5	49	0.94
Sep 2018	49	72	1.5	48	0.98
Sep 2017 *	41	60	1.5	40	0.98
Sep 2016 *	49	77	1.6	41	0.84
Sep 2015 *	38	65	1.7	35	0.92
Sep 2014 *	57	76	1.3	36	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 80% · Maths 77% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%15th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	3%	103	104
2023/24	47%	0%	101	100
2022/23	39%	0%	101	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Nova Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Primary Academy
0.6 km · Peterborough

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Longthorpe Primary Academy
0.8 km · Peterborough

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Highlees Primary School
1.0 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Eyrescroft Primary School
1.6 km · Peterborough

2026

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy
1.6 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
West Town Primary Academy
1.9 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Watergall
2.0 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145739 · 874/2014
Trust: Keys Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 343 on roll
Free school meals: 44.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Middleton Primary School (URN 131719)
Address: South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XJ
Local authority: Peterborough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources