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Queen Katharine Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough PE4 6HX · qka.education · 01733 383888

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
32.5
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
1,619
98% of 1,650 places
Local authority
Peterborough
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
48.3%
First language not English
53.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Thomas Deacon Education Trust

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, 107 families put the school first and 146 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: 222 (Places 265)222September 2023: 210 (Places 249)210September 2024: 198 (Places 233)198September 2025: 190 (Places 230)190September 2026: 107 (Places 146)107Places 146
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261461070.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252301900.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242331980.8100%
September 2023Sept 20232492100.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222652220.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.5, and 22.6% 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 D+ (24.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 34.0 (England 46.5)34.02018/19: 31.0 (England 46.7)31.02021/22: 30.0 (England 48.8)30.02022/23: 32.6 (England 46.3)32.62023/24: 31.6 (England 45.9)31.62024/25: 32.5 (England 46.0)32.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼32.546.0
▼22.6%45.4%
▼40.5%64.8%
▼6.7%40.5%
▼2.704.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137084)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form47.8+8.7
Further education33.5−10.1
Other education0.4—
Apprenticeship0.9−1.4
Employment1.3+0.5
Not in a lasting destination10.9+4.1
Activity not captured5.2−2.3

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: 22.5 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.0 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 32.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 25.9 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 26.9 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 27.7 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 24.4 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 24.5 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
100 studentsD+ (24.5)Below average -0.24
105 studentsD+ (24.6)Below average -0.19
95 studentsMerit (25.2)Average -0.08
41 studentsMerit+ (28.5)Average +0.34
4.5%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24113D+ (24.4)-0.08
2022/2370C- (27.7)—
2021/2254C- (26.9)—
2018/1972C- (25.9)+0.26
2017/1866C+ (32)+0.50
2016/17106D+ (22)+0.33
2015/16115D+ (22.5)-0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.4+11.3
Further education0.7−2.4
Apprenticeship2.7+0.3
Employment23−9.5
Not in a lasting destination15.5−1.2
Activity not captured4.7+1.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Queen Katharine Academy on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
25 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019

Other inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137084), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Dec 2019Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137084)

What parents said

30% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
30%
Replies
66
4% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼42% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼44% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼26% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼48% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼48% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼21% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼41% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼66% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼66% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼35% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼33% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 64% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 67%

based on 27 parents (41%) with SEND

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