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St Peter's School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

St Peter's Road, Huntingdon PE29 7DD · stpetershuntingdon.org · 01480 459581

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.6
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,506
95% of 1,585 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
32.5%
First language not English
18.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Cam Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 156 families put the school first and 218 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 173 (Places 236)173September 2023: 174 (Places 264)174September 2024: 188 (Places 262)188September 2025: 156 (Places 217)156September 2026: 156 (Places 218)156Places 218
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262181560.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252171560.7100%
September 2024Sept 20242621880.799%
September 2023Sept 20232641740.7100%
September 2022Sept 20222361730.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.6, and 32.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.7 (England 46.3)45.72017/18: 42.3 (England 46.5)42.32018/19: 41.6 (England 46.7)41.62021/22: 43.9 (England 48.8)43.92022/23: 41.4 (England 46.3)41.42023/24: 41.7 (England 45.9)41.72024/25: 39.6 (England 46.0)39.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.646.0
▼32.8%45.4%
▼53.3%64.8%
▼25.9%40.5%
▼3.434.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form38.9+0.4
Sixth form college2−2
Further education42.6−2.8
Other education1.2+0.6
Apprenticeship1.2−0.5
Employment3.3−1.3
Not in a lasting destination5.7+1.7
Activity not captured4.9+3.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.3 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.5 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 25.9 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 20.7 (England 32.9)D2021/22: 28.1 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 24.6 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 27.2 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 22.7 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
70 studentsD+ (22.7)Below average -0.58
77 studentsD+ (22.3)Below average -0.58
43 studentsMerit+ (29.3)Average -0.02
36 studentsDist- (32.8)Average -0.19
8.6%AAB or better
98.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2450C- (27.2)-0.01
2022/2347D+ (24.6)—
2021/2238C- (28.1)—
2018/1960D (20.7)-0.72
2017/1846C- (25.9)-0.09
2016/1777D+ (24.5)-0.19
2015/1657C- (25.3)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University42.2+0.5
Further and other education4.7−1.5
Further education3.1−1.1
Other education1.6−0.5
Apprenticeship6.3+2.1
Employment32.8−4.7
Not in a lasting destination9.4−1
Activity not captured4.7—

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Peter's School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
19 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2016Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingNot effective

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
14
1% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲93% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 14% who had a child bullied

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