Norwood Primary SchoolGunthorpe Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterborough.

Summary of the comparison

Norwood Primary School and Gunthorpe Primary School are primary schools in Peterborough.

  • Norwood Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gunthorpe Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Norwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Norwood Primary School was judged Good and Gunthorpe Primary 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 83.0% for Norwood Primary School and 44.0% for Gunthorpe Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Norwood Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Gunthorpe Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Norwood Primary School versus Gunthorpe Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterboroughNorwood Primary SchoolPeterboroughGunthorpe Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking11th of 60 in Peterborough Stronger figure51st of 60 in Peterborough
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll208 341
Capacity210 420
LocationPeterborough, PE4 7DZ Peterborough, PE4 7YP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure44.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census208 341
Free school meals (ever 6)36.5% 44.9%
English as an additional language15.9% 29.0%
SEN support12.0% 20.8%
SEN with an EHC plan7.2% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.5% Stronger figure14.4% 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.

Norwood Primary School

Gunthorpe Primary School

Full profiles: Norwood Primary School · Gunthorpe Primary School