Nova Primary Academy, Peterborough

In its own words: "Nova Primary Academy is a proud member of a Multi-Academy Trust, Keys Academies Trust, which is a group of five Peterborough schools: Nova Primary Academy, Jack Hunt Secondary, Longthorpe Primary, Ravensthorpe Primary and Thorpe Primary. We work collaboratively to ensure pupil achievement, progress, wellbeing, and we strive to unlock the potential of every child."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Nova Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Peterborough and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Nova Primary Academy as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 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 Nova Primary Academy are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Thorpe Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Longthorpe Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 76% maths); and Highlees Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths).

Nova Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Nova Primary Academy is one of 5 schools run by Keys Academies Trust, an academy trust.

50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nova Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

44.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 44.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (18%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (16.9%) received SEN support and 36 (10.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Nova Primary Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 10 pupils on roll.

Nova Primary Academy had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Muskham (opposite), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Nova Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Nova Primary Academy issued 31 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.