Best Secondary Schools in Peterborough

We checked all 20 secondary schools in Peterborough and list every one: 15 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
20
Ranked
15
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Peterborough. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Peterborough also has 83 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Peterborough.

Ranked secondary schools in Peterborough

  1. 1

    The King's (The Cathedral) School

    Academy, 1,256 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    63.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    75.5%

  2. 2

    Arthur Mellows Village College

    Academy, 1,672 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    46.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.2%

  3. 3

    Hampton Gardens Secondary School

    Free school, 1,310 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.1%

  4. 4

    Ormiston Bushfield Academy

    Academy, 1,212 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    46.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.9%

  5. 5

    Stanground Academy

    Academy, 1,654 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.3%

  6. 6

    Nene Park Academy

    Academy, 1,478 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.7%

  7. 7

    Hampton College

    Academy, 1,608 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.7%

  8. 8

    Jack Hunt Academy

    Academy, 1,939 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.2%

  9. 9

    Thomas Deacon Academy

    Academy, 2,256 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.4%

  10. 10

    City of Peterborough Academy

    Free school, 853 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31%

  11. 11

    The Deepings School

    Academy, 967 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    38.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.4%

  12. 12

    Ken Stimpson Academy

    Academy, 996 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    41.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.6%

  13. 13

    Greater Peterborough UTC

    Free school, 464 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.3%

  14. 14

    Sir Harry Smith Community College

    Academy, 1,084 pupils, inspected September 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    40.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.5%

  15. 15

    Queen Katharine Academy

    Academy, 1,619 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to good
    Attainment 8
    32.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.6%

Secondary schools in Peterborough without a rank