Academy sponsor led · Peterborough

Thomas Deacon Academy

7–19Ages
2,256Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135263URN

Queen's Gardens, Peterborough, PE1 2UW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Peterborough

445 applications for 227 places · 11th of 15 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.4of 90

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

11th of 13 in Peterborough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

445 applications · 227 places offered · 148 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.0
2022 2.2; Peterborough median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 2.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Peterborough median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.1
2015 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Peterborough median median 2.1

This school
Peterborough median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	227	445	2.0	148	0.65
Sep 2025	266	482	1.8	192	0.72
Sep 2024	271	501	1.9	196	0.72
Sep 2023	272	536	2.0	229	0.84
Sep 2022	269	582	2.2	272	1.01
Sep 2021	266	650	2.4	273	1.03
Sep 2020	264	630	2.4	275	1.04
Sep 2019	241	646	2.7	282	1.17
Sep 2018	241	603	2.5	260	1.08
Sep 2017	330	619	1.9	282	0.85
Sep 2016	329	707	2.2	301	0.91
Sep 2015	332	690	2.1	339	1.02
Sep 2014	327	754	2.3	325	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

318 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.411th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%9th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Peterborough 65% England 66%

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	318	40.4	37%	54%	–
2024/25	346	39.1	32%	53%	–
2023/24	332	39.6	31%	51%	−0.02
2022/23	330	39.3	30%	52%	−0.05

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thomas Deacon AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Greater Peterborough UTC
0.3 km · Peterborough

Good2022

3.2applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
The King's (The Cathedral) School
0.7 km · Peterborough

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
City of Peterborough Academy
1.1 km · Peterborough

Good2024

1.4applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic High School
1.2 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
2.4 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Jack Hunt Academy
2.9 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Queen Katharine Academy
3.1 km · Peterborough

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8
Stanground Academy
4.3 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 135263 · 874/6905
Trust: Thomas Deacon Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,560 pupils · 2,256 on roll
Free school meals: 35.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 10 September 2007
Address: Queen's Gardens, Peterborough, PE1 2UW
Local authority: Peterborough

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources