Newborough CofE Primary School
School Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RG
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Newborough CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Paterson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 110826
- Local authority
- Peterborough
About this school
Newborough CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Peterborough. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Newborough CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 30% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 50% | 39% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 63% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 57% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Newborough CofE 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 | 47% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newborough CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 6.4% | 25.6% | 207 | — |
| Newborough CofE Primary School | — | 6.1% | 27% | 162 | 0.0 miles |
| Manor Drive Primary Academy | — | 5.2% | 29.6% | 319 | 2.0 miles |
| Norwood Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 36.5% | 200 | 2.1 miles |
| Gunthorpe Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 290 | 2.3 miles |
| Welbourne Primary Academy | 45% | 6.3% | 42% | 177 | 2.4 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.6%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newborough CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Norwood Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Gunthorpe Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Welbourne Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other 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 Newborough CofE Primary School teach?
- Newborough CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Peterborough.
- Has Newborough CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Newborough CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Newborough CofE Primary School?
- Newborough CofE Primary School had 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Newborough CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Newborough CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newborough CofE 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 30 November 2024.