Alderman Jacobs SchoolNew Road Primary & Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterborough.
Summary of the comparison
Alderman Jacobs School and New Road Primary & Nursery School are primary schools in Peterborough.
Alderman Jacobs School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and New Road Primary & Nursery School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Alderman Jacobs School is ahead on our composite score.
Alderman Jacobs School was judged Good and New Road Primary & Nursery School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Alderman Jacobs School and 31.0% for New Road Primary & Nursery School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Alderman Jacobs School (58.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at New Road Primary & Nursery School (47.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PeterboroughAlderman Jacobs School | PeterboroughNew Road Primary & Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 90th of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 184th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 658 | 261 | |
| Capacity | 630 | 260 | |
| Location | Peterborough, PE7 1XJ | Peterborough, PE7 1SZ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 66.0% Stronger figure | 31.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 658 | 261 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.6% | 37.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% | 13.8% | |
| SEN support | 17.5% | 14.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 5.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 17.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Alderman Jacobs School
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