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Thomas Deacon Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 7–19 · Sponsored academy
Queen's Gardens, Peterborough PE1 2UW · thomasdeaconacademy.co.uk · 01733 426060
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Peterborough 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,256
- 88% of 2,560 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 227 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 227 | 148 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 266 | 192 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 271 | 196 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 272 | 229 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 272 | 1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.1, and 32.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Peterborough it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Peterborough it was 61%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.2 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.13 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.2 | −11.3 |
| Further education | 39.2 | +9.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +2.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 students | C- (26.2) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 149 students | C- (26.4) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 77 students | Merit (26) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 14 students | Dist- (32.1) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 162 | C (28.4) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 139 | C- (26.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 156 | C+ (31.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 138 | C (28.6) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 123 | C- (27.1) | +0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 194 | C- (26.7) | +0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 171 | C (29) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.1 | +3.2 |
| Further education | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 15.9 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thomas Deacon Academy on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 50
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (28%) with SEND