Secondary schools in Peterborough
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Peterborough has 15 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,875 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 88% stayed in education (England 86%): 49% in a school sixth form, 37% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 29% of students in Peterborough went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 43.0 against 46.1 for England; 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Peterborough against England
| Measure | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,875 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 37% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Peterborough
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (15)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Mellows Village CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,672 | 90% | 52% | 37% | 3% | 44% | 46.5 | 45% |
| City of Peterborough AcademyFree schools | 853 | 81% | 35% | 44% | 1% | — | 39.3 | 31% |
| Greater Peterborough UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 464 | 74% | 36% | 38% | 10% | 20% | 38.2 | 24% |
| Hampton CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,608 | 90% | 59% | 31% | 2% | 59% | 44.5 | 43% |
| Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,310 | 88% | 56% | 32% | 5% | 22% | 47.0 | 48% |
| Jack Hunt AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,939 | 86% | 49% | 37% | — | 62% | 44.2 | 38% |
| Ken Stimpson AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 996 | 90% | 39% | 51% | 1% | 34% | 41.7 | 40% |
| Manor Drive Secondary AcademyFree schools | 594 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nene Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,478 | 93% | 48% | 44% | 2% | 48% | 45.6 | 43% |
| Ormiston Bushfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,212 | 91% | 60% | 31% | 0% | 61% | 46.3 | 44% |
| Queen Katharine AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,619 | 83% | 48% | 36% | 1% | 41% | 32.5 | 23% |
| Stanground AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,654 | 87% | 41% | 45% | 3% | 42% | 46.7 | 43% |
| St John Fisher Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | — | 88% | 57% | 32% | 1% | 51% | 45.9 | 39% |
| The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,256 | 97% | 83% | 13% | 0% | 75% | 63.2 | 76% |
| Thomas Deacon AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 2,256 | 88% | 49% | 38% | 0% | 64% | 39.1 | 32% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspire Education Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 14% | — | — |
| Iqra Academyindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | 24% |
| The Peterborough Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | 60.8 | 73% |
| Heltwate Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 211 | 100% | 0% | 41% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Marshfields Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 205 | 91% | 0% | 57% | 0% | — | 0.8 | 0% |
| Lime Academy Ortonstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 152 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Medeshamstede Academystate · Free schools special | 114 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | — | 2.6 | 0% |
| NeneGatestate · Academy special converter | 69 | 55% | 0% | 55% | 0% | — | — | — |