Newark Hill Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Eastfield Road
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 4RE
Phone 01733566053
Reference Number 140377

Newark Hill Academy is performing well overall, with a good standard of education across various key areas including behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school is described as welcoming and provides a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The curriculum is ambitious, and there is a clear focus on reading, with pupils encouraged to engage in various activities that enhance their learning experience. However, there are some concerns regarding staff familiarity with the curriculum and the matching of reading materials for some pupils who find reading challenging.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 437
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.09%
Girls: 46.91%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 44.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 28 60
2 35 25 60
3 28 33 61
4 33 27 60
5 35 41 76
6 39 21 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 30.4%
White, Other 19.9%
Pakistani 15.6%
Mixed, Other 12.4%
Indian 4.8%
Asian, Other 4.3%
White & Asian 3.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Sep 2023
Date Report
19 Sep 2023 School inspection:
07 Feb 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and valued due to individual care from adults.
  • Engaging lessons with high expectations foster positive responses from pupils.
  • Ambitious curriculum designed to build knowledge in clearly defined steps.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Well-sequenced reading curriculum prioritizes reading from the start.
  • Pleasant and supportive learning environment.
  • Wide range of clubs and opportunities for pupil engagement.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some staff are still getting used to the curriculum content.
  • A few pupils have reading materials not precisely matched to their ability.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.6
Writing 1.3
Maths 2.9

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Second Preference 36 1
Third Preference 27 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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