Peterborough schools and admissions data

Peterborough City Council has 70 primary schools and 27 secondary schools. 4% of Peterborough's schools are private schools. 24 state schools in Peterborough follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 57 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Peterborough

  1. Outstanding 5
  2. Good 54
  3. Requires Improvement 5
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Peterborough in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Eyrescroft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Bretton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Gladstone Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Lime Academy Abbotsmede

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Lime Academy Parnwell

    Academy sponsor led • Parnwell, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Lime Academy Watergall

    Academy sponsor led • Bretton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Gunthorpe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Hallfields Lane, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Hampton Lakes Primary School

    Free schools • Hampton Gardens, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    Welland Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Newborough CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Newborough, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Lime Academy Orton

    Academy special sponsor led • Orton Goldhay, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  11. 11

    Thomas Deacon Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Southfields Primary School

    Community school • Stanground, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    The Duke of Bedford Primary School

    Community school • Thorney, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Richard Barnes Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  15. 15

    Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Barnack, Stamford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Ormiston Meadows Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Orton Brimbles, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)

    Voluntary aided school • Stanground South, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Leighton Primary School

    Community school • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Stanground, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Highlees Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Westwood, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Sense College

    Special post 16 institution • Cygnet Park, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Clare Lodge

    Secure units • Town Hall, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Greater Peterborough UTC

    University technical college • Park Crescent, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Hampton Gardens Secondary School

    Free schools • Hampton Gardens, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Calman Colaiste (Kisimul Group)

    Special post 16 institution • Thorney, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Queen Katharine Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Walton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    City of Peterborough Academy

    Free schools • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Ken Stimpson Community School

    Community school • Werrington, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Arthur Mellows Village College

    Academy converter • Glinton, Peterborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Stanground Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Peterborough

    Ofsted: Good

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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