OFSTED
4 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
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
594
594 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
284
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
310
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.3 pts
above England
School
42.1%
Peterborough
30.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.3 pts
above England
School
25.6%
Peterborough
34.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.7 pts
above England
School
3.7%
Peterborough
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.7%
307
Any other White background
19.4%
115
African
6.4%
38
Pakistani
5.9%
35
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
22
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
15
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
18.4%
109 of
594 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.34 pts
higher than
England
School
9.56%
Peterborough
6.20%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.88 pts
higher than
England
School
28.69%
Peterborough
16.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.48 pts
higher than
England
School
4.28%
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
82.5%
9.8 pts
below England
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
82.5%
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.