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Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Porter Avenue, Peterborough PE4 7EP · manordrivesecondary.org.uk · 01733 598002
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.56 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · (7) Other children · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 594
- 83% of 720 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 25.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Four Cs Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “(7) Other children” went to a home 0.97 mi (1.56 km) from the school. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 181 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 146 | 181 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 134 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 155 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 140 | 0.9 | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – (7) Other children | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Manor Drive Secondary Academy on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 71
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (30%) with SEND