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Stanground Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Peterborough Road, Peterborough PE7 3BY · stangroundacademy.org · 01733 821430
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Peterborough 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,654
- 92% of 1,800 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 25.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 251 families put the school first and 291 places were offered; 100% 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 | 291 | 251 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 280 | 246 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 294 | 213 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 169 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 220 | 186 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 43.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Peterborough it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼43.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.92 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.4 | +4.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 44 | −2.6 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | C- (27.9) | Below average -0.56 | |
| 49 students | C- (27.9) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 33 students | Dist- (32.5) | Average +0.20 | |
| 16 students | Dist (34.3) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 41 | C- (26.8) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 55 | C- (27.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 53 | C+ (32.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 37 | C+ (32.5) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | C- (27.4) | -0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | C (29.9) | +0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 61 | C- (27.1) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.3 | −8.6 |
| Further and other education | 3.1 | +1.9 |
| Further education | 1.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 24.6 | +3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
Stanground Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- 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, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (380 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 380
- 25% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on 65 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 57 parents (15%) with SEND