St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School
Aqua Drive, Hampton Water, Peterborough, PE7 8QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Cooper
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 149159
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733304533
About this school
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School is a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John Henry Newman Catholic VA 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How St John Henry Newman Catholic VA 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 | — | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School compares
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School ranked 24th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.6% | 14.7% | 415 | — |
| Hampton Lakes Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 18.2% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| Fourfields Community Primary School | 65% | 5% | 20.5% | 448 | 0.7 miles |
| Hampton Vale Primary Academy | 73% | 4.1% | 21.2% | 702 | 0.8 miles |
| William de Yaxley Church of England Academy | 40% | 4.1% | 26.3% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| Hampton Hargate Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 641 | 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)
- 14.72%
- English as an additional language
- 38.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 9.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hampton Lakes Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Fourfields Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Vale Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
William de Yaxley Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Hargate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School ranks 30th 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 St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School teach?
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School is Mr Mark Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John Henry Newman Catholic VA 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 St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School?
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School full?
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 415 on roll (66%), 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 St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School is designated Catholic.
- How have St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2023/24 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School ranked 24th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School's absence rate?
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John Henry Newman Catholic VA 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.