# St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School

St 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.

Primary school. Code E149159. [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 415
- Council: Peterborough
- URN: 149159

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hampton Gardens Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-gardens-secondary-school-e143641): 430 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hampton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-college-e141300): 800 m. All-through. Good (overall), June 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hampton Lakes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-lakes-primary-school-e147074): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fourfields Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fourfields-community-primary-school-e110754): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hampton Vale Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-vale-primary-academy-e146753): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sense College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sense-college-e132011): 1.4 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149159)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149159)

## How to cite

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