Nova Primary Academy
South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KEYS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Saull
- Sponsor
- Keys Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 145739
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733262696
About this school
Nova Primary Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 343 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 54 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 47% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 62% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 60% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 52% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Nova Primary 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 | 39% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 388 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nova Primary Academy compares
Nova Primary Academy ranked 17th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.4% | 44.3% | 343 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 15% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Thorpe Primary Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Longthorpe Primary Academy | 64% | 5% | 15.6% | 401 | 0.5 miles |
| Highlees Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 48% | 351 | 0.6 miles |
| Eyrescroft Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 43.5% | 222 | 1.0 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)
- 44.32%
- English as an additional language
- 44%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 19.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Thorpe Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Longthorpe Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Highlees Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Eyrescroft Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Nova Primary Academy ranks 22nd 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 year groups does Nova Primary Academy teach?
- Nova Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Nova Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Nova Primary Academy is Mr Daniel Saull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nova Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nova Primary 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 big is Nova Primary Academy?
- Nova Primary Academy has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nova Primary Academy full?
- Nova Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 343 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Nova Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Nova Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Nova Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nova Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Nova Primary Academy?
- Nova Primary Academy is part of KEYS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Nova Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Nova Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Nova Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nova Primary Academy rank locally?
- Nova Primary Academy ranked 17th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nova Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Nova Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nova Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nova Primary 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 10 July 2026.