City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way, Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
853 pupils · 95% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 July 2024, published 16 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 17.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.58 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 158 | 91 | 227 | 116 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 179 | 102 | 213 | 125 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 141 | 72 | 190 | 98 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 143 | 103 | 228 | 117 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 154 | 90 | 226 | 120 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 83 | 241 | 125 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 165 | 87 | 218 | 122 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 124 | 334 | 169 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Greater Peterborough UTC 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy 2.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Jack Hunt Academy 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Stanground Academy 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queen Katharine Academy 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.