Greater Peterborough UTC
Ofsted: Good
Score
D46
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Thomas Deacon Academy
Queen's Gardens, Peterborough, PE1 2UW
Local ranking10th of 14 secondary schools in Peterborough
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
All-through
Phase
2560
Capacity
7-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 56.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 1.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 66.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 54.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 100.0
- Cohort Size
- 90
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 39.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.2% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 5.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.1 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 346
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 63.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
149
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 307
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2308
- Boys
- 1162 (50%)
- Girls
- 1146 (50%)
- Capacity
- 2560 (90% full)
- SEND
- 10.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.6%
- EAL
- 39.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 8.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 127.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,573/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 39.9%
- White Other: 23.0%
- White British: 12.2%
- Asian Other: 6.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.2%
- Black African: 3.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Other: 2.0%
39.9%
Asian Pakistani
23.0%
White Other
12.2%
White British
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Queen's Gardens
Peterborough, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 135263
- UKPRN
- 10021035
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST
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