Clare Lodge, Peterborough
Clare Lodge is an all-through school for girls aged 10 to 17 in Peterborough.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Clare Lodge in detail
Getting a place at Clare Lodge
Across Peterborough, 83% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Peterborough lodged 126 appeals against secondary school offers; 93 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (4.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Clare Lodge are The King's (The Cathedral) School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.9); St John Fisher Catholic High School (1.1 miles); Greater Peterborough UTC (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); and Thomas Deacon Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4).
The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic High SchoolGreater Peterborough UTCThomas Deacon Academy
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway), about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rivergate - Southbound, 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Clare Lodge 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 873 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.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Clare Lodge are Bishop Creighton Academy (0.3 miles), The Beeches Primary School (0.6 miles), St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School (0.7 miles) and Brewster Avenue Infant School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Bishop Creighton AcademyThe Beeches Primary SchoolSt Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior SchoolBrewster Avenue Infant School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Clare Lodge
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 74
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 18
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 74 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 56 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Peterborough is 16 (the median across 91 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Peterborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Peterborough
Across Peterborough council
Places available
3,127
Applications
2,762
Got 1st preference
82.9%
Got preferred school
96.6%
All secondary applications across Peterborough council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Clare Lodge
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Clare Lodge
What is the catchment area for Clare Lodge?
No fixed boundary. When Clare Lodge is oversubscribed, Peterborough allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Clare Lodge?
Apply through Peterborough's coordinated admissions process, naming Clare Lodge on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Clare Lodge?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 74 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 56 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Peterborough is 16 (the median across 91 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Clare Lodge?
Clare Lodge is at Care of: Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Peterborough, PE1 1HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)