Medeshamstede Academy

State-Funded School

medeshamstede-academy-peterborough-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

PeterboroughLocal Authority

PeterboroughConstituency

PE1 5LQPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Medeshamstede Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–16, located in Peterborough, East of England.

It currently serves 114 pupils. Medeshamstede Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.14

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

Black

Mixed

16%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

114

Total Pupils

89%Boys

11%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 114
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 May 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
15 Jul 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Oct 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.