Norwood Primary School
Gunthorpe Road, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, PE4 7DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Reynolds
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 110734
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733574717
About this school
Norwood Primary School is a community primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Norwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 77% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 17% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Norwood Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norwood Primary School compares
Norwood Primary School ranked 4th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.5% | 36.5% | 200 | — |
| Gunthorpe Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 290 | 0.2 miles |
| Paston Ridings Primary School | 76% | 5.2% | 53.4% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| Welbourne Primary Academy | 45% | 6.3% | 42% | 177 | 0.8 miles |
| Discovery Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 38.8% | 419 | 0.8 miles |
| Manor Drive Primary Academy | — | 5.2% | 29.6% | 319 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.54%
- English as an additional language
- 15.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gunthorpe Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Paston Ridings Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Welbourne Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Discovery Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Norwood Primary School ranks 5th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Norwood Primary School teach?
- Norwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Norwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Norwood Primary School is Mrs Deborah Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Norwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Norwood Primary School?
- Norwood Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Norwood Primary School full?
- Norwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Norwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Norwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Norwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Norwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Norwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norwood Primary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Norwood Primary School ranked 4th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Norwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norwood Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.