SCHOOL PROFILE

Jack Hunt Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 145271
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,950 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 July 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 30 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Peterborough
Trust KEYS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,939 1,939 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 967 49.9% of pupils
Male pupils 972 50.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.4%
11.6 pts above England
School 36.4%
Peterborough 30.7%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

42.4%
22.1 pts above England
School 42.4%
Peterborough 34.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.9%
1.9 pts above England
School 2.9%
Peterborough 2.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
27.4%
532
White British
22.2%
430
Any other White background
16.2%
314
Any other Asian background
7.5%
145
African
7.2%
140
Indian
5.4%
105
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.5% 261 of 1,939 pupils
7.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.5%
Peterborough 18.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 220 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 41 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 100
Social, emotional & mental health 43
Speech, language & communication 43
Autistic spectrum disorder 28
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Other difficulty or disability 9

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.2 5.0 pts above England
School 44.2
Peterborough 38.8
East of England 40.4
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 38.2% England 36.0% 2.2 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 60.0% England 51.4% 8.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 23.4% England 30.6% 7.2 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.78 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.03 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.46 pts higher than England
School 7.68%
Peterborough 6.20%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.77 pts higher than England
School 24.59%
Peterborough 16.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.21 pts lower than England
School 1.60%
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

99.4% 7.1 pts above England
Jack Hunt Academy
99.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information