City of Peterborough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 4 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Unique reference
- 139082
- Address
- Reeves Way, PE1 5LQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 865 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 48.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 27.9%
Other White 26.6%
Mixed 14.8%
Pakistani 10.9%
Unclassified 5.5%
Other Asian 4.4%
African 3.4%
Gypsy/Roma 2.3%
Other 1.7%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 18%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
City of Peterborough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 92 85 |
| Year 8 | 178 97 81 |
| Year 9 | 171 92 79 |
| Year 10 | 175 85 90 |
| Year 11 | 164 92 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 34.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 52.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 1.4% 1.0% |