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City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way, Peterborough PE1 5LQ
City of Peterborough Academy is a non-selective free school. It has about 840 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In February 2023 the school was rated ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Representation.
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0.2St John Fisher Catholic High School
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3.9Hampton Gardens Secondary School
3.9Hampton College
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low. Show details
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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