OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Peterborough
Trust
FOUR CS MAT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,672
1,672 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
806
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
866
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
below England
School
18.1%
Peterborough
30.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.7 pts
below England
School
7.6%
Peterborough
34.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Peterborough
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.0%
1,287
Any other White background
5.4%
90
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
37
African
2.1%
35
Pakistani
2.1%
35
Indian
2.0%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.1%
202 of
1,672 pupils
8.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.5
7.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
8.12%
Peterborough
6.20%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.88 pts
higher than
England
School
21.70%
Peterborough
16.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.93%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.12 pts
higher than
England
School
2.93%
Peterborough
1.72%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.2%
4.9 pts
above England
Arthur Mellows Village College
97.2%
Peterborough
96.0%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.