New Road Primary & Nursery School

New Road Primary & Nursery School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, particularly in creating an ambitious curriculum tailored to the needs of all pupils. Leaders have effectively addressed past issues related to attendance, resulting in better attendance rates and improved behaviour among students, fostering a positive learning environment. However, despite these gains, the school still faces challenges regarding the achievement of pupils, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with performance not yet reflecting national averages. Overall, while the school meets expected standards, there is continued work needed to fully embed teaching strategies and further raise the attainment of all pupils.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management guiding school improvements.
• Highly ambitious curriculum in early years, expertly taught by skilled staff.
• Effective support for disadvantaged and SEND pupils, fostering individual growth.
• Positive behaviour and attitudes to learning observed throughout the school.
• Enhanced attendance rates compared to previous years.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' achievement at the end of Year 6 remains below national averages.
• Particularly low performance among disadvantaged pupils in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Persistent absence rates need further improvement.

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 New Road Primary & Nursery School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 1.5% of pupils at New Road Primary & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 New Road Primary & Nursery School had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 22.6% of pupils at New Road Primary & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 New Road Primary & Nursery School received £6,943 and spent £6,807 for each of its 261 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £173,000 (£662 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Aspire Learning Trust (Whittlesey), income was £7,499 and spending £7,655 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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New Road Primary & Nursery School is part of Aspire Learning Trust (Whittlesey), which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Sir Harry Smith Community College Peterborough
• Park Lane Primary & Nursery School Peterborough

What is New Road Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Road Primary & Nursery School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was New Road Primary & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Road Primary & Nursery School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does New Road Primary & Nursery School have?

New Road Primary & Nursery School has 310 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Road Primary & Nursery School cover?

New Road Primary & Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are New Road Primary & Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Road Primary & Nursery School?

New Road Primary & Nursery School is at New Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1SZ.