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St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 415Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • CatholicReligious character
  • 149159URN

Aqua Drive, Hampton Water, Peterborough, PE7 8QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.7per place
0.4 above Peterborough median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

159 applications for 60 places · 11th of 57 in Peterborough
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
67%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early years provisionOutstanding

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
2.7applications per place, Reception
0.4 above Peterborough median (2.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

159 applications · 60 places offered · 87 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.7; Peterborough median median 2.2
  2. 2025 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
  4. 2023 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
  • This school
  • Peterborough median

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026601592.7871.45
Sep 202550881.8480.96
Sep 202442731.7410.98
Sep 202343661.5380.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 67% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%19th of 55 in Peterborough
Reading
Expected standard83%
Higher standard35%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard77%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard67%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Peterborough median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2567%0%106105
2023/2476%7%107106
2022/23

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
149159 · 874/2018
Religious character
Catholic
Capacity
630 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals
16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2022
Address
Aqua Drive, Hampton Water, Peterborough, PE7 8QL
Local authority
Peterborough

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