Arthur Mellows Village College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,672 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.5
Free schools
City of Peterborough Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 853of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 155
- Ofsted
- Good, 4 July 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
City of Peterborough Academy has no sixth form. Of the 159 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 94% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.3 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Peterborough, with 31% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Peterborough and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | City of Peterborough Academy | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 159 | 2,875 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 35% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 37% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | City of Peterborough Academy | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.3 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 60% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 18% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | 3.61 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 45% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.2 | 34.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.4 | 46.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 49% | 29% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 154 | 99% | 88% | 20% | 22% | 60% |
| English Language | 153 | 99% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 55% |
| Statistics | 146 | 94% | 5% | 7% | 20% | 45% |
| English Literature | 143 | 92% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 57% |
| Combined Science | 128 | 83% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 39% |
| History | 69 | 45% | 41% | 12% | 26% | 48% |
| Spanish | 66 | 43% | 19% | 8% | 27% | 45% |
| Geography | 39 | 25% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 51% |
| Biology | 26 | 17% | 23% | 54% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 16% | 23% | 72% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 25 | 16% | 23% | 16% | 46% | 100% |
| Sociology | 22 | 14% | 4% | 0% | 21% | 59% |
| Fine Art | 17 | 11% | 9% | 29% | 28% | 88% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 14 | 9% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 50% |
| Music | 9 | 6% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| Portuguese | 9 | 6% | 0% | 44% | 50% | 100% |
| Dance | 8 | 5% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 0% |
| Polish | 7 | 5% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Italian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 69 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 57 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 22 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Peterborough
Greater Peterborough UTC
University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.2
Hampton College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,608 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,310 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.0
Jack Hunt Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,939 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Ken Stimpson Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 996 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.