Academy converter · Peterborough

Arthur Mellows Village College

11–18Ages
1,672Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136266URN

Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, PE6 7JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 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

2.2per place

close to Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Peterborough

573 applications for 262 places · 8th of 15 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.6of 90

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

9th of 13 in Peterborough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Peterborough median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

573 applications · 262 places offered · 287 named it first

2026 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.0
2022 2.1; Peterborough median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Peterborough median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.1
2016 2.4; Peterborough median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	262	573	2.2	287	1.10
Sep 2025	257	539	2.1	292	1.14
Sep 2024	259	565	2.2	280	1.08
Sep 2023	262	568	2.2	312	1.19
Sep 2022	262	560	2.1	322	1.23
Sep 2021	262	590	2.3	359	1.37
Sep 2020	258	592	2.3	309	1.20
Sep 2019	257	606	2.4	335	1.30
Sep 2018	261	615	2.4	340	1.30
Sep 2017	258	559	2.2	310	1.20
Sep 2016	256	615	2.4	315	1.23
Sep 2015	255	573	2.3	300	1.18
Sep 2014	256	528	2.1	250	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

256 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.69th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%5th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

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.)	256	44.6	45%	66%	–
2024/25	259	46.5	45%	69%	–
2023/24	253	46.0	43%	69%	−0.02
2022/23	261	47.5	41%	69%	+0.19

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

Arthur Mellows Village CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Ken Stimpson Academy
2.6 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Queen Katharine Academy
4.0 km · Peterborough

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8
The Deepings School
4.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
5.8 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Jack Hunt Academy
6.7 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Thomas Deacon Academy
7.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2022

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

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 60.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136266 · 874/5417
Trust: Four Cs MAT
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,720 pupils · 1,672 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: Arthur Mellows Village College (URN 110875)
Address: Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Local authority: Peterborough

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