Free schools · Peterborough

City of Peterborough Academy

11–16Ages
853Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139082URN

Reeves Way, Peterborough, PE1 5LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Peterborough

227 applications for 158 places · 15th of 15 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.2of 90

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

10th of 13 in Peterborough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

227 applications · 158 places offered · 91 named it first

2026 1.4; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.2; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Peterborough median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Peterborough median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Peterborough median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 0 of 13 years.

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	158	227	1.4	91	0.58
Sep 2025	179	213	1.2	102	0.57
Sep 2024	141	190	1.4	72	0.51
Sep 2023	143	228	1.6	103	0.72
Sep 2022	154	226	1.5	90	0.58
Sep 2021	180	241	1.3	83	0.46
Sep 2020	165	218	1.3	87	0.53
Sep 2019	177	334	1.9	124	0.70
Sep 2018	177	373	2.1	150	0.85
Sep 2017	155	323	2.1	135	0.87
Sep 2016	154	317	2.1	130	0.84
Sep 2015	163	228	1.4	89	0.55
Sep 2014	110	194	1.8	84	0.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

166 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.210th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%12th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Peterborough 65% England 66%

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.25

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	166	42.2	34%	55%	–
2024/25	155	39.3	31%	50%	–
2023/24	147	41.2	40%	62%	+0.25
2022/23	159	40.6	31%	58%	+0.25

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

City of Peterborough AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Greater Peterborough UTC
0.8 km · Peterborough

Good2022

3.2applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Thomas Deacon Academy
1.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
The King's (The Cathedral) School
1.2 km · Peterborough

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
2.8 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Jack Hunt Academy
3.8 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Stanground Academy
4.0 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Queen Katharine Academy
4.1 km · Peterborough

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139082 · 874/4003
Trust: Greenwood Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 853 on roll
Free school meals: 48.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Address: Reeves Way, Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Local authority: Peterborough

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