City of Peterborough Academy, Peterborough

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, athletics, basketball, badminton, dance, drama, STEM, art and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at City of Peterborough Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.5 in Peterborough and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Peterborough and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.25: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.9, against 45.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put City of Peterborough Academy as their first choice and 227 named it as one of their preferences, for 158 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to City of Peterborough Academy are St John Fisher Catholic High School (0.2 miles); Greater Peterborough UTC (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); Thomas Deacon Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); and The King's (The Cathedral) School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.9).

City of Peterborough Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

City of Peterborough Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about City of Peterborough Academy (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

48.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 53% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 97 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 19 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashcroft Gardens (opposite), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood City of Peterborough Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 416 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Peterborough (275), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, City of Peterborough Academy issued 543 suspensions, 65.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to City of Peterborough Academy are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Newark Hill Academy (0.4 miles), Lime Academy Abbotsmede (0.4 miles) and Dogsthorpe Infant School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.