Nene Valley Primary School
Sugar Way, Peterborough, PE2 9RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Reilly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 146854
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733897517
About this school
Nene Valley Primary School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 311 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 73% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 67% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Nene Valley 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 | 67% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nene Valley Primary School compares
Nene Valley Primary School ranked 9th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 311 | — |
| Brewster Avenue Infant School | — | 5.9% | 29.5% | 154 | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School | 55% | 4.7% | 37% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodston Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 31.8% | 495 | 0.5 miles |
| Old Fletton Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 37.8% | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 15.1% | 346 | 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)
- 7.52%
- English as an additional language
- 32.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 7.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brewster Avenue Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Woodston Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Old Fletton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Nene Valley Primary School ranks 11th 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 Nene Valley Primary School teach?
- Nene Valley Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Nene Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nene Valley Primary School is Mr Neil Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nene Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nene Valley 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 big is Nene Valley Primary School?
- Nene Valley Primary School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Nene Valley Primary School full?
- Nene Valley Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 311 on roll (99%), 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 Nene Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nene Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nene Valley Primary School a selective school?
- No. Nene Valley Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Nene Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nene Valley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Nene Valley Primary School?
- Nene Valley Primary School is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nene Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 76% 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 Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Nene Valley Primary School ranked 9th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% 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 Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Nene Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nene Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nene Valley 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 10 July 2026.