St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School
Primary schoolSt John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 415 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 67% of pupils at St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Peterborough and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 67% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional)430 m
- Hampton CollegeAll-through. Good (overall), June 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Hampton Lakes Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Fourfields Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Hampton Vale Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Sense CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 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).