Nova Primary Academy | School performance

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

361

Pupils · 2024/25

44%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

361

Pupils · 2024/25

44%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

361

Pupils · 2024/25

44%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPeterborough

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Nova Primary Academy · Primary · Peterborough

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

70%

+23pp

70%55%39%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

3%2%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

75%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

65%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

361

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

44%

FSM eligible

44%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XJ

Local authority

Peterborough

Website

www.novaprimaryacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01733262696

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	3%	75%	27%	80%	5%	77%	27%	83%	65%	103.0	104.0	102.0	—	—	—	22%	361
2023/24	47%	0%	62%	16%	50%	0%	60%	10%	57%	52%	101.0	100.0	101.0	—	—	—	12%	366
2022/23	39%	0%	59%	13%	54%	0%	61%	13%	69%	54%	101.0	102.0	101.0	-3.10	-3.50	-2.10	26%	388
2018/19	47%	0%	60%	18%	67%	2%	65%	19%	74%	58%	100.0	102.0	101.0	-2.40	-2.10	-1.20	27%	405
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	361	23.6	22%	44%	44%	6%	19%
2023/24	366	23.3	12%	40%	42%	6%	17%
2022/23	388	22.9	26%	40%	44%	8%	24%
2021/22	386	21.4	28%	40%	44%	8%	25%
2020/21	388	20.5	29%	40%	48%	—	—
2018/19	405	20.8	27%	44%	45%	4%	7%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	4%	15%