Nene Park Academy
Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7EA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Robin Grover
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,478
- URN
- 137082
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733368300
About this school
Nene Park Academy is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,478 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nene Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 221 | 222 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | 48.6 | 45.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.01 to +0.37 | +0.14 -0.05 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 41.9% | 42.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 66.7% | 57.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 36% | 30.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Nene Park Academy 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 | 45.6 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,375 |
| 2023/24 | 1,442 |
| 2024/25 | 1,476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nene Park Academy compares
Nene Park Academy ranked 6th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.6 | 7.8% | 29.2% | 1,478 | — |
| Ormiston Bushfield Academy | 46.3 | 7.9% | 38.1% | 1,212 | 0.9 miles |
| Hampton Gardens Secondary School | 47 | 7.8% | 22.6% | 1,310 | 1.7 miles |
| Jack Hunt Academy | 44.2 | 7.7% | 36.9% | 1,939 | 1.8 miles |
| Stanground Academy | 46.7 | 6.7% | 30.9% | 1,654 | 2.5 miles |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | 3.2 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)
- 29.22%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 21.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormiston Bushfield Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Gardens Secondary School1.7 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Jack Hunt Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Stanground Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Greater Peterborough UTC3.2 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Nene Park Academy ranks 6th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Peterborough.
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondary
- City of Peterborough Academy Secondary
- Greater Peterborough UTC Secondary
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Secondary
- Jack Hunt Academy Secondary
- Ken Stimpson Academy Secondary
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy Secondary
- Queen Katharine Academy Secondary
- Sir Harry Smith Community College Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- Stanground Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Nene Park Academy teach?
- Nene Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the principal of Nene Park Academy?
- The principal of Nene Park Academy is Mr Robin Grover, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nene Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nene Park Academy, 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 Nene Park Academy?
- Nene Park Academy has 1,478 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Nene Park Academy full?
- Nene Park Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,478 on roll (134%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Nene Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Nene Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Nene Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Nene Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Nene Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Nene Park Academy is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Nene Park Academy have?
- The schools register lists Nene Park Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Nene Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.6 in 2022/23 and 45.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nene Park Academy compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Nene Park Academy ranked 6th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nene Park Academy's absence rate?
- Nene Park Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nene Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nene Park Academy'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 1 July 2026.