Academy sponsor led · Peterborough

Queen Katharine Academy

11–18Ages
1,619Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145051URN

Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.1per place

close to Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Peterborough

305 applications for 146 places · 9th of 15 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

32.5of 90

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

13th of 13 in Peterborough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · 25 March 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	Inadequate
Quality of education			Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes			Inadequate
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

305 applications · 146 places offered · 107 named it first

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

2026 2.1; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Peterborough median median 2.0
2023 1.7; Peterborough median median 2.0
2022 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Peterborough median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 0.9; Peterborough median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as The Voyager Academy (URN 137084), The Voyager School (URN 130389), the previous school.

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	146	305	2.1	107	0.73
Sep 2025	230	367	1.6	190	0.83
Sep 2024	233	375	1.6	198	0.85
Sep 2023	249	415	1.7	210	0.84
Sep 2022	265	380	1.4	222	0.84
Sep 2021	290	321	1.1	158	0.54
Sep 2020	236	313	1.3	149	0.63
Sep 2019	191	249	1.3	110	0.58
Sep 2018	162	141	0.9	72	0.44
Sep 2017 *	88	153	1.7	64	0.73
Sep 2016 *	69	125	1.8	38	0.55
Sep 2015 *	191	197	1.0	80	0.42
Sep 2014 *	133	267	2.0	99	0.74

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

266 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)32.513th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%13th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths37%

Peterborough 65% England 66%

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.64

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	266	32.5	21%	37%	–
2024/25	252	32.5	23%	41%	–
2023/24	230	31.6	19%	39%	−0.64
2022/23	187	32.6	17%	42%	−0.44

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

Queen Katharine AcademyThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8
Ken Stimpson Academy
1.5 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
2.6 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Thomas Deacon Academy
3.1 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Jack Hunt Academy
3.3 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Greater Peterborough UTC
3.4 km · Peterborough

Good2022

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

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
Arthur Mellows Village College
4.0 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
City of Peterborough Academy
4.1 km · Peterborough

Good2024

1.4applications per place 42.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145051 · 874/4006
Trust: Thomas Deacon Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,650 pupils · 1,619 on roll
Free school meals: 48.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: The Voyager Academy (URN 137084); The Voyager School (URN 130389)
Address: Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Local authority: Peterborough

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