OFSTED
25 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Peterborough
Trust
THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,619
1,619 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
858
53.0% of pupils
Male pupils
761
47.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.6 pts
above England
School
45.4%
Peterborough
30.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
32.8 pts
above England
School
53.1%
Peterborough
34.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Peterborough
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.5%
526
Any other White background
20.8%
337
Pakistani
12.6%
204
African
9.2%
149
Any other Asian background
4.6%
75
Gypsy / Roma
4.2%
68
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
14.1%
229 of
1,619 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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
32.5
6.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.64 · 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
10.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.79 pts
higher than
England
School
10.01%
Peterborough
6.20%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.94 pts
higher than
England
School
33.76%
Peterborough
16.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.89 pts
higher than
England
School
3.70%
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
98.1%
5.8 pts
above England
Queen Katharine Academy
98.1%
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.