Thomas Deacon AcademyGreater Peterborough UTC

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterborough.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Thomas Deacon Academy and Greater Peterborough UTC in Peterborough.

  • Thomas Deacon Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Greater Peterborough UTC scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thomas Deacon Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thomas Deacon Academy was judged the expected standard and Greater Peterborough UTC was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.1 for Thomas Deacon Academy and 38.2 for Greater Peterborough UTC.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Thomas Deacon Academy (44.9 in 2021-22, 39.1 in 2024-25) and has risen at Greater Peterborough UTC (34.1 in 2021-22, 38.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thomas Deacon Academy versus Greater Peterborough UTC compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterboroughThomas Deacon AcademyPeterboroughGreater Peterborough UTCEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking10th of 14 in Peterborough Stronger figure11th of 14 in Peterborough
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led University technical college
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range7-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,308 470
Capacity2,560 520
LocationPeterborough, PE1 2UW Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
GCSE results
Attainment 839.1 Stronger figure38.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths32.4% Stronger figure24.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths53.2% 54.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc5.8% Stronger figure2.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.13 Stronger figure2.97 4.09
Cohort346 70
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard1.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries149 37
A-level average points26.2 Stronger figure13.6 35.0
A-level average gradeC- E+
Best 3 A-levels points27.8 Stronger figure9.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,308 470
Free school meals (ever 6)37.6% 37.3%
English as an additional language39.9% 27.4%
SEN support8.4% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.3% 9.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.3% 25.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Thomas Deacon Academy

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