Schools in Peterborough
82 state-funded schools, 41,534 pupils. 88.9% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Peterborough?
Peterborough has 82 state-funded schools teaching 41,534 pupils. 60 primary, 15 secondary, 5 special.
What percentage of schools in Peterborough are Good or Outstanding?
88.9% of the 81 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Peterborough are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 67 Good. 8 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Peterborough are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Peterborough: The King's (The Cathedral) School, Fulbridge Academy, Hampton Hargate Primary School, St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School, Caverstede Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolSecondary1,261Outstanding 2024
- Fulbridge AcademyPrimary926Outstanding 2024
- Hampton Hargate Primary SchoolPrimary638Outstanding 2025
- St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary SchoolPrimary360Outstanding 2025
- Caverstede Nursery SchoolNursery110Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 60 | 59 | 89.8% |
| Secondary | 15 | 15 | 86.7% |
| Special | 5 | 5 | 80% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Peterborough
Showing 20 of 82 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Deacon Academy | Secondary | 2,308 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Jack Hunt Academy | Secondary | 1,891 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Katharine Academy | Secondary | 1,685 | Inadequate2025Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arthur Mellows Village College | Secondary | 1,651 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hampton College | Secondary | 1,620 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stanground Academy | Secondary | 1,526 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Nene Park Academy | Secondary | 1,476 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hampton Gardens Secondary School | Secondary | 1,264 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The King's (The Cathedral) School | Secondary | 1,261 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Bushfield Academy | Secondary | 1,230 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ken Stimpson Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 110882 | Secondary | 1,051 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fulbridge Academy | Primary | 926 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
City of Peterborough Academy | Secondary | 830 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John Fisher Catholic High School | Secondary | 828 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hampton Vale Primary Academy | Primary | 689 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hampton Hargate Primary School | Primary | 638 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Beeches Primary School | Primary | 622 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodston Primary School | Primary | 560 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southfields Primary School | Primary | 551 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Law CofE Primary School | Primary | 539 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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