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City of Peterborough Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Reeves Way, Peterborough PE1 5LQ · cityofpeterboroughacademy.org · 01733 821440
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Peterborough 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 853
- 95% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 53%
- 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, 91 families put the school first and 158 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 | 158 | 91 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 102 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 141 | 72 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 143 | 103 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 154 | 90 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.3, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Peterborough it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.33 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.4 | −6.3 |
| Further education | 44.2 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +2.7 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | +5.3 |
Ofsted
City of Peterborough Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 28
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on 9 parents (32%) whose child was bullied
based on 3 parents (11%) with SEND