Nova Primary Academy
Primary schoolNova Primary Academy is a primary school in Peterborough, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 343 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Nova Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Peterborough and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Thorpe Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Jack Hunt AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Longthorpe Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Highlees Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Eyrescroft Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Peterborough
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).