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Greater Peterborough UTC
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · University technical college
Park Crescent Campus, Park Crescent, Peterborough PE1 4DZ · gputc.org · 01733 715950
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Peterborough 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 464
- 89% of 520 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35%
- First language not English
- 33%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 64% 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 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 78 | 1.4▲ | 55% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 79 | 1.4▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 75 | 80 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 98 | 1.7▲ | 51% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.2, and 24.3% 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 E+ (13.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼2.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.97 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.3 | +16.6 |
| Further education | 52.7 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −5.2 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −6.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 students | E+ (13.8) | Well below average -0.86 | |
| 42 students | E+ (14.8) | Well below average -0.72 | |
| 11 students | Merit+ (27.7) | Well above average +0.66 | |
| 25 students | Dist- (31.4) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 14 | D- (17.8) | -0.60 |
| 2022/23 | 32 | D (19) | — |
| 2021/22 | 47 | D (21.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 40 | E+ (15) | -0.62 |
| 2017/18 | 47 | E (11) | -0.95 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 9.3 | −23.4 |
| Further education | 2.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 18.6 | +7.7 |
| Employment | 11.6 | −24.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 44.2 | +38.7 |
Ofsted
Greater Peterborough UTC was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 44
- 10% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (34%) with SEND