Greater Peterborough UTC, Peterborough

In its own words: "Greater Peterborough University Technical College, part of the Meridian Trust family of academies, is centrally located on the site of Peterborough College , which is part of the Inspire Education Group (IEG). IEG includes Peterborough College, Stamford College and University Centre Peterborough."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Greater Peterborough UTC. We are proud to be Peterborough’s first STEM-specialist school, giving young people the chance to follow a unique academic and technical curriculum into higher education or the world of work. Our £25 million campus was opened in September 2016 and has rapidly established itself as one of the highest performing schools in the area."

In 2026, pupils at Greater Peterborough UTC averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.5 in Peterborough and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Peterborough and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.67: pupils made well below 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 42.4, against 49 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Engineering Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Greater Peterborough UTC as their first choice and 189 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 28 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Greater Peterborough UTC are Thomas Deacon Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); The King's (The Cathedral) School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.9); City of Peterborough Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); and St John Fisher Catholic High School (0.5 miles).

Greater Peterborough UTC's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Greater Peterborough UTC is one of 36 schools run by Meridian Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 91 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 43 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 9% went on to university or other higher education, 19% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 3% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (18%) and Black (6%).

The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Regional College Grounds (adjacent), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 727 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, Greater Peterborough UTC issued 71 suspensions, 15.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Greater Peterborough UTC are Queen's Drive Infant School (0.3 miles), Lime Academy Abbotsmede (0.4 miles), All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.5 miles) and Dogsthorpe Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.