New Road Primary & Nursery School, Peterborough

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades New Road Primary & Nursery School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Across both the Nursery and Reception classes, children benefit enormously from a highly ambitious curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "In the past, too many pupils missed too much school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders' effective work to improve and refine the curriculum is paying dividends."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "There is a well-established culture of inclusion across the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Over the past few years, leaders have guided the school well to address a range of changes effectively."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious personal development offer."

Achievement - Needs attention. "In the recent past, too many pupils left the school at the end of Year 6 having not achieved well enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that effective teaching strategies are fully embedded so that pupils learn well across the curriculum and are very well prepared for their next stages of education, including being ready for secondary school by the end of Year 6"; "Leaders should intensify their work around attendance to further improve the attendance rates of a small number of pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all the staff and governors I would like to welcome you and your child to New Road Primary & Nursery School. New Road is a small friendly school with high aspirations for its learning community. We thrive very much on our family ethos, cultivating good manners and successful, motivated pupils."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils at New Road Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 38% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 31% in reading and 21% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put New Road Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to New Road Primary & Nursery School are Alderman Jacobs School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Park Lane Primary & Nursery School (1.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Coates Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 60% reading, 73% maths); and Heritage Park Primary School (4.1 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than New Road Primary & Nursery School.

New Road Primary & Nursery School is one of 3 schools run by Aspire Learning Trust (whittlesey), an academy trust.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about New Road Primary & Nursery School (as of September 2026): 78% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

In 2026, 70 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 13 (4.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Whittlesea Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

In 2024/25, New Road Primary & Nursery School issued 5 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.