'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.
Representation
Disadvantaged pupils (%)
Ethnic minority pupils (%)
Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.
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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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.