# Schools in Peterborough

73 schools with published admissions figures

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate and it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 94.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,215 places for 2,365 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 82.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.6 points lower than in 2016, when it was 85.4%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,127 places for 2,762 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Peterborough lodged 200 appeals about a school place.

139 of them were heard by a panel and 13 succeeded, which is about 9 in every 100 heard.

The other 61 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

7 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [Nova Primary Academy, Peterborough](/school/145739/nova-primary-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Ormiston Meadows Academy, Peterborough](/school/140374/ormiston-meadows-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Peterborough](/school/147386/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Southfields Primary School, Peterborough](/school/110691/southfields-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Welbourne Primary Academy, Peterborough](/school/147096/welbourne-primary-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Jack Hunt Academy, Peterborough](/school/145271/jack-hunt-academy) | secondary | Resourced provision |
| [Nene Park Academy, Peterborough](/school/137082/nene-park-academy) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## All Through

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Hampton College (Peterborough)](/school/141300/hampton-college) | 0.85 | Good |
| [The King's (The Cathedral) School (Peterborough)](/school/136398/the-king-s-the-cathedral-school) | 2.88 | Outstanding |
| [Thomas Deacon Academy (Peterborough)](/school/135263/thomas-deacon-academy) | 0.65 | Not judged |

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110852/all-saints-cofe-aided-primary-school) | 1.08 | School remains Good |
| [Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School (Stamford)](/school/110823/barnack-cofe-controlled-primary-school) | 1.27 | Good |
| [Bishop Creighton Academy (Peterborough)](/school/136721/bishop-creighton-academy) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Braybrook Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/146726/braybrook-primary-academy) | 0.96 | Good |
| [Brewster Avenue Infant School (Peterborough)](/school/110722/brewster-avenue-infant-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Castor CofE Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110824/castor-cofe-primary-school) | 0.97 | Good |
| [Discovery Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/145787/discovery-primary-academy) | 0.98 | Good |
| [Dogsthorpe Infant School (Peterborough)](/school/147808/dogsthorpe-infant-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Eye CofE Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110825/eye-cofe-primary-school) | 1.00 | Not judged |
| [Eyrescroft Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/142397/eyrescroft-primary-school) | 0.95 | Good |
| [Fulbridge Academy (Peterborough)](/school/139370/fulbridge-academy) | 1.10 | Outstanding |
| [Gladstone Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/143859/gladstone-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Gunthorpe Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/145268/gunthorpe-primary-school) | 0.94 | Not judged |
| [Hampton Hargate Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/132763/hampton-hargate-primary-school) | 1.11 | Not judged |
| [Hampton Lakes Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/147074/hampton-lakes-primary-school) | 1.22 | Good |
| [Hampton Vale Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/146753/hampton-vale-primary-academy) | 0.90 | Good |
| [Heritage Park Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/131693/heritage-park-primary-school) | 1.07 | Not judged |
| [Highlees Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/139930/highlees-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [John Clare Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/145270/john-clare-primary-school) | 1.00 | Strong standard |
| [Leighton Primary and Preschool (Peterborough)](/school/110743/leighton-primary-and-preschool) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Lime Academy Abbotsmede (Peterborough)](/school/144597/lime-academy-abbotsmede) | 0.97 | Expected standard |
| [Lime Academy Parnwell (Peterborough)](/school/144598/lime-academy-parnwell) | 0.97 | Good |
| [Lime Academy Watergall (Peterborough)](/school/144600/lime-academy-watergall) | 0.97 | Requires improvement |
| [Longthorpe Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/145267/longthorpe-primary-academy) | 0.96 | Good |
| [Manor Drive Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/149103/manor-drive-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Not judged |
| [Nene Valley Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/146854/nene-valley-primary-school) | 1.26 | School remains Good |
| [Newark Hill Academy (Peterborough)](/school/140377/newark-hill-academy) | 1.02 | Good |
| [Newborough CofE Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/151296/newborough-cofe-primary-school) | 0.92 | Requires improvement |
| [Northborough Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/147382/northborough-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Good |
| [Norwood Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110734/norwood-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Nova Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/145739/nova-primary-academy) | 0.95 | Not judged |
| [Oakdale Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110710/oakdale-primary-school) | 0.96 | Strong standard |
| [Old Fletton Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110683/old-fletton-primary-school) | 0.85 | Expected standard |
| [Ormiston Meadows Academy (Peterborough)](/school/140374/ormiston-meadows-academy) | 0.96 | Not judged |
| [Orton Wistow Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/146845/orton-wistow-primary-school) | 0.91 | Good |
| [Paston Ridings Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110778/paston-ridings-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/150878/peakirk-cum-glinton-cofe-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Requires improvement |
| [Queen's Drive Infant School (Peterborough)](/school/110723/queen-s-drive-infant-school) | 0.91 | Not judged |
| [Ravensthorpe Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/145266/ravensthorpe-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Requires improvement |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/147386/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school) | 1.23 | School remains Good |
| [Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/150757/saint-michael-cofe-primary-school) | 1.00 | Requires improvement |
| [Southfields Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110691/southfields-primary-school) | 1.12 | Not judged |
| [St Botolph's Church of England Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/146154/st-botolph-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.86 | Good |
| [St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/149159/st-john-henry-newman-catholic-va-primary-school) | 1.45 | Not judged |
| [St John's Church School (Peterborough)](/school/110856/st-john-s-church-school) | 0.96 | Good |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/147385/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school) | 0.96 | Good |
| [Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/140031/stanground-st-johns-cofe-primary-school) | 0.91 | School remains Good |
| [The Beeches Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110756/the-beeches-primary-school) | 0.96 | Good |
| [The Duke of Bedford Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110705/the-duke-of-bedford-primary-school) | 1.00 | Standards maintained |
| [Thorpe Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/144981/thorpe-primary-academy) | 0.88 | Good |
| [Welbourne Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/147096/welbourne-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Welland Academy (Peterborough)](/school/140043/welland-academy) | 0.96 | Standards maintained |
| [Werrington Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/145272/werrington-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [West Town Primary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/140855/west-town-primary-academy) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [William Law CofE Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/140917/william-law-cofe-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Winyates Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/110747/winyates-primary-school) | 0.83 | Not judged |
| [Wittering Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/145269/wittering-primary-school) | 1.00 | Not judged |
| [Woodston Primary School (Peterborough)](/school/146843/woodston-primary-school) | 0.79 | Good |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Arthur Mellows Village College (Peterborough)](/school/136266/arthur-mellows-village-college) | 1.10 | Not judged |
| [City of Peterborough Academy (Peterborough)](/school/139082/city-of-peterborough-academy) | 0.58 | Good |
| [Greater Peterborough UTC (Peterborough)](/school/142902/greater-peterborough-utc) | 1.30 | Good |
| [Hampton Gardens Secondary School (Peterborough)](/school/143641/hampton-gardens-secondary-school) | 1.09 | Strong standard |
| [Jack Hunt Academy (Peterborough)](/school/145271/jack-hunt-academy) | 0.89 | Good |
| [Ken Stimpson Academy (Peterborough)](/school/149236/ken-stimpson-academy) | 0.84 | Requires improvement |
| [Manor Drive Secondary Academy (Peterborough)](/school/149104/manor-drive-secondary-academy) | 1.24 | Not judged |
| [Nene Park Academy (Peterborough)](/school/137082/nene-park-academy) | 0.89 | School remains Good |
| [Ormiston Bushfield Academy (Peterborough)](/school/135980/ormiston-bushfield-academy) | 1.01 | Not judged |
| [Queen Katharine Academy (Peterborough)](/school/145051/queen-katharine-academy) | 0.73 | Not judged |
| [St John Fisher Catholic High School (Peterborough)](/school/151414/st-john-fisher-catholic-high-school) | 1.10 | School remains Good |
| [Stanground Academy (Peterborough)](/school/137880/stanground-academy) | 0.86 | Good |

Full page: /schools/peterborough
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.