NeneGate, Peterborough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
NeneGate excels at supporting pupils who have experienced disrupted education and multiple challenges. Staff know each pupil exceptionally well and provide highly personalised support through carefully planned therapeutic approaches and individual learning goals. The school creates a calm, inclusive environment where pupils develop real confidence and independence, with outstanding preparation for their next steps in employment, education or training.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion support with precise identification of pupils' needs and highly effective use of therapeutic approaches
- Excellent behaviour and significant improvements in attendance through targeted family support
- Ambitious personal development programme that builds confidence, independence and life skills
- Strong leadership with clear vision and effective governance
- Excellent preparation for adulthood with almost all pupils moving to appropriate education, employment or training
Areas for Improvement
- Strengthening consistency in teaching early writing to close literacy gaps
- Further refining strategies to reduce persistent absence
- Ensuring greater consistency in securing pupils' writing knowledge across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
99 things programme, school enterprise projects, work-related learning with external organisations, enrichment activities
NeneGate is a specialist school that has achieved rapid and sustained improvement across all areas. The school is particularly effective at supporting pupils with complex needs, many of whom have experienced disrupted education, and helps them make secure progress toward positive outcomes.
At a Glance
78.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
69 pupils
69 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Peterborough
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Peterborough
Admissions Demand - Peterborough
Places available
3,112
Applications
2,819
Got 1st preference
80.8%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Secondary admissions across Peterborough (2025/26)
Inspection History(2)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
17.63075%
Overall absence
53.73134%
Persistent absence
67
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
NeneGate
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Bishop Creighton Academy
Newark Hill Academy
Queen's Drive Infant School
The Beeches Primary School
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
Dogsthorpe Infant School
Dogsthorpe Academy
Gladstone Primary Academy
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