City of Peterborough Academy

State-Funded School

city-of-peterborough-academy-peterborough-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

PeterboroughLocal Authority

PeterboroughConstituency

PE1 5LQPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

City of Peterborough Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Peterborough, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 853 pupils. City of Peterborough Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31%
EBacc average point score: 3.33

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

18%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

853

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

53%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 853
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Jun 2023	Inadequate	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
3 Jun 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.