OFSTED
4 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Peterborough
Trust
GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
853
853 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
389
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
464
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.7 pts
above England
School
48.5%
Peterborough
30.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
32.7 pts
above England
School
53.0%
Peterborough
34.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
Peterborough
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
26.1%
223
White British
25.7%
219
Pakistani
10.2%
87
African
8.1%
69
Any other Asian background
6.4%
55
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
49
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
13.6%
116 of
853 pupils
7.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 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
39.3
0.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.25 · 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
11.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.72 pts
higher than
England
School
11.94%
Peterborough
6.20%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
37.95%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.14 pts
higher than
England
School
37.95%
Peterborough
16.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.64%
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
94.8%
2.5 pts
above England
City of Peterborough Academy
94.8%
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.