Nene Park Academy

  • Secondary
  • Academy
  • Ages 11 to 19
Ofsted: Good

Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Nene Park Academy is a secondary school in Peterborough for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 87 schools in Peterborough. It ranks 6th of 15 secondary schools in Peterborough. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2013.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 20 November 2013, report published 12 December 2013

Overall effectiveness
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 October 2023

The vast majority of pupils are happy at Nene Park Academy. Well-tailored support helps them succeed. For example, those pupils who need it benefit from 'SOCA' or 'ACE' provisions, where their specific needs are well met. Pupils value the house system. This ensures they have regular points of contact in terms of their form tutor and student support assistant. This helps them to be confident they will be listened to if they have worries. Pupils know there are high expectations for their achievement and attendance. They benefit from an interesting and engaging curriculum. They achieve well overall. Occasionally, the quality of pupils' work does not reflect this. Trips and visits help to bring the curriculum to life for pupils. They value comprehensive careers guidance that supports them to be well prepared for their next steps. Pupils behave well. Pupils like the new approach to managing behaviour because their views are better heard. Pupils learn to treat each other with tolerance and respect. They value that this is celebrated and rewarded through the 'PLEDGES' system. Pupils typically feel bullying is not an issue. The vast majority feel the school's new anti-bullying alliance 'STOP' approach addresses this effectively, where it does ever happen.

What the school should improve

  • Some teachers do not check the quality of work that pupils have produced well enough. As a result, the work some pupils produce does not reflect the depth of what they have learned within lessons and is inconsistent. The school needs to ensure that teachers have consistently high expectations for pupils' work and that they support pupils to produce work that reflects the depth of their learning within lessons.
  • The school has not ensured that all parents understand how perceived issues of bullying are resolved. As a result, a minority of parents remain unhappy about how the school addresses and resolves these issues. The school needs to work to engage and communicate further with parents to ensure that parents have more confidence in how issues they raise are resolved.

Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

234 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score45.6

45.6, 0.5 below the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42.7%

42.7%, 2.7 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57.3%

57.3%, 7.5 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc30.3%

30.3%, 10.2 percentage points below the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score3.92

3.92, 0.17 below the England average of 4.09.

A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25

105 students

Average point score per A level entry33.29

33.29, 1.71 below the England average of 35.00.

Average A level grade C+, England average B-

Pupil numbers and mix

1,478 pupils on roll, with places for 1,100

Eligible for free school meals27.9%

27.9%, 1.4 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language16%

16%, 5.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support8.4%

8.4%, 6.4 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.9%

2.9%, 3.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Nene Park Academy

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Ormiston Bushfield Academy0.9 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstandingAttainment 8: 46.3
Hampton College2 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 44.5
Hampton Gardens Secondary School2 milesReport card: Expected standard to strong standardAttainment 8: 47.0
The Peterborough School2 milesNo Ofsted inspectionAttainment 8: 60.8
Jack Hunt Academy2 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 44.2

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
MERIDIAN TRUST
Age range
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Robin Grover
Address
Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7EA
Local authority
Peterborough
URN
137082

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.