Peterborough schools and admissions data

Peterborough City Council has 72 primary schools and 28 secondary schools. 4% of Peterborough's schools are private schools. 22 state schools in Peterborough follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 62 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Peterborough

  1. Outstanding 5
  2. Good 57
  3. Requires Improvement 11
  4. Inadequate 3

Most popular state schools
in Peterborough in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    The King's (The Cathedral) School

    Academy converter • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Norwood Primary School

    Community school • Gunthorpe, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Hampton Hargate Primary School

    Community school • Hampton Hargate, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Fulbridge Academy

    Academy converter • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Braybrook Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Orton Goldhay, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Nene Valley Primary School

    Academy converter • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Bishop Creighton Academy

    Academy converter • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Castor CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Castor, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Heritage Park Primary School

    Community school • Park Farm, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Bretton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Eye CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Eye, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Werrington Primary School

    Academy converter • Werrington, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Orton Wistow Primary School

    Academy converter • Orton Wistow, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Thomas Deacon Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Newark Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Eastfield, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)

    Voluntary aided school • Stanground South, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Wittering Primary School

    Academy converter • Wittering, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    John Clare Primary School

    Academy converter • Helpston, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Southfields Primary School

    Community school • Stanground, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Arthur Mellows Village College

    Academy converter • Glinton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    St John Fisher Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Jack Hunt School

    Academy converter • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Hampton Gardens Secondary School

    Free schools • Hampton Gardens, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Ormiston Bushfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Nene Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Orton Longueville, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Stanground Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Queen Katharine Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Walton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    City of Peterborough Academy

    Free schools • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Sense College

    Special post 16 institution • Cygnet Park, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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