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
- 830 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 51%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47%
- Persistent absence
- 35.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.9%
White British 26.9%
Other White 26.6%
Mixed 14.2%
Pakistani 11%
Other Asian 5.1%
African 5.1%
Unclassified 4.5%
Other 2.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Indian 1.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 18%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.1
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.61
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 143 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 39 |
| History | GCSE | 69 |
Admissions
City of Peterborough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 83 64 |
| Year 8 | 175 90 85 |
| Year 9 | 169 95 74 |
| Year 10 | 170 87 83 |
| Year 11 | 169 86 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 88.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 37.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 50.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |