Nene Park Academy

Nene Park Academy continues to maintain a good standard of education, building on its previous inspection from 2013. The school's supportive environment fosters happiness among pupils and high expectations for both achievement and attendance. The school is noted for its tailored support systems, including provisions for those needing special educational assistance, and for a well-rounded curriculum that engages students. While the majority of parents feel satisfied, some express concerns regarding how the school handles issues of bullying and parental communication.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and supported in a well-structured environment.
• High-quality curriculum plans are effectively implemented.
• Strong professional development programs for teachers.
• Engaging extracurricular opportunities enhance pupil interests.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent quality of work produced by some pupils.
• Minority of parents uncertain about bullying resolution processes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Nene Park Academy attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.8% of pupils at Nene Park Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Nene Park Academy had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.4% of pupils at Nene Park Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Nene Park Academy received £7,653 and spent £7,737 for each of its 1,478 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £768,000 (£519 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Meridian Trust, income was £7,921 and spending £7,857 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Peterborough · Peterborough local authority: places and applications

Nene Park Academy is part of Meridian Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Nene Valley Primary School Peterborough
• Orton Wistow Primary School Peterborough
• Woodston Primary School Peterborough
• West Town Primary Academy Peterborough
• NeneGate Peterborough
• Greater Peterborough UTC Peterborough
• Sawtry Village Academy Huntingdon
• Sawtry Junior Academy Huntingdon
• Abbey College, Ramsey Ramsey
• Stamford Welland Academy Stamford

What is Nene Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nene Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Nene Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Nene Park Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Nene Park Academy have?

Nene Park Academy has 1,478 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nene Park Academy cover?

Nene Park Academy for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Nene Park Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.2, and 35% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Nene Park Academy?

Nene Park Academy is at Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 7EA.