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St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Peterborough · PE7 8QL

Ages 4–11 · 415 pupils · Peterborough

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

4.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
223

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill66%

415 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
415
Boys / girls
198 / 217
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
415 / 630 (66%)
Free school meals
16.1%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Catholic
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Cooper

Location

Address
Aqua Drive, Hampton Water
Postcode
PE7 8QL
Town
Peterborough
Local authority
Peterborough
District
Peterborough
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Peterborough, Peterborough, 415 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.1%. Religious character: Catholic.

Open schools in Peterborough
116
Primary schools in Peterborough
83
Academies among open schools in Peterborough
56% (65)
Open schools in PE7
21
Primary in PE7
16
Open schools in Peterborough LA
91
Primary in Peterborough LA
61

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PeterboroughNear PE7

  • Hampton Lakes Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 8SJ · Peterborough

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Hampton Vale Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 8LS · Peterborough

    Ages 0–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.5%

    0.8 miles away

  • Hampton Hargate Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 8BZ · Peterborough

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • Yaxley Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 3LU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.7%

    1.1 miles away

  • Leighton Primary and Preschool

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterborough · PE2 5PL · Peterborough

    Ages 2–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.2%

    1.3 miles away

  • Farcet CofE (C) Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterborough · PE7 3AR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.9%

    1.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Cooper
Telephone
01733304533
Website
https://www.st-johnhenrynewman.org.uk/

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