Schools in Peterborough

73 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Peterborough

Primary

Offered their first choice 94.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,365
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

Offered their first choice 82.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,762
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Arthur Mellows Village College Peterborough	1.10	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
City of Peterborough Academy Peterborough	0.58	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Greater Peterborough UTC Peterborough	1.30	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hampton Gardens Secondary School Peterborough	1.09	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Jack Hunt Academy Peterborough	0.89	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ken Stimpson Academy Peterborough	0.84	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Manor Drive Secondary Academy Peterborough	1.24	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Nene Park Academy Peterborough	0.89	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Ormiston Bushfield Academy Peterborough	1.01	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Queen Katharine Academy Peterborough	0.73	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John Fisher Catholic High School Peterborough	1.10	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stanground Academy Peterborough	0.86	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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