Academy converter · Lincolnshire

The Deepings School

11–18Ages
967Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137873URN

Park Road, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

1.5per place

0.4 below Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

241 applications for 156 places · 43rd of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

29th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

241 applications · 156 places offered · 127 named it first

2026 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire 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	156	241	1.5	127	0.81
Sep 2025	189	179	1.0	92	0.49
Sep 2024	174	260	1.5	120	0.69
Sep 2023	212	299	1.4	167	0.79
Sep 2022	228	337	1.5	174	0.76
Sep 2021	198	307	1.6	170	0.86
Sep 2020	213	357	1.7	195	0.92
Sep 2019	221	348	1.6	200	0.90
Sep 2018	251	383	1.5	205	0.82
Sep 2017	257	524	2.0	259	1.01
Sep 2016	261	531	2.0	233	0.89
Sep 2015	267	600	2.3	313	1.17
Sep 2014	256	633	2.5	294	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

198 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.529th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%25th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	198	41.5	35%	66%	–
2024/25	204	38.6	32%	59%	–
2023/24	226	40.0	32%	62%	−0.29
2022/23	233	39.0	27%	51%	−0.23

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

The Deepings SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Arthur Mellows Village College
4.2 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Requires improvement2022

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

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
8.7 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Thomas Deacon Academy
10.5 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2022

3.2applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Jack Hunt Academy
10.8 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Bourne Grammar School
11.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 67.2Attainment 8 Selective

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137873 · 925/4010
Trust: Anthem Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,460 pupils · 967 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: The Deepings School (URN 120635)
Address: Park Road, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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