Sawtry Village AcademySt Peter's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Huntingdon.
Summary of the comparison
Sawtry Village Academy and St Peter's School are secondary schools in Huntingdon.
Sawtry Village Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Peter's School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sawtry Village Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Sawtry Village Academy was judged Good and St Peter's School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Sawtry Village Academy and 39.6 for St Peter's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Sawtry Village Academy (51.0 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Peter's School (43.9 in 2021-22, 39.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HuntingdonSawtry Village Academy | HuntingdonSt Peter's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 28th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,085 | 1,525 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,585 | |
| Location | Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ | Huntingdon, PE29 7DD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 Stronger figure | 39.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.8% Stronger figure | 32.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.0% Stronger figure | 53.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.9% Stronger figure | 25.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 Stronger figure | 3.43 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 159 | 259 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 78 | 70 | |
| A-level average points | 33.8 Stronger figure | 22.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 24.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.2% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,085 | 1,525 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.2% | 32.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 18.8% | |
| SEN support | 5.2% | 14.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 5.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 10.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.0% Stronger figure | 27.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sawtry Village Academy
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