SCHOOL PROFILE

St Peter's School

Secondary Academy converter URN 137248
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,585 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 28 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,506 1,506 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 721 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 785 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.4%
5.6 pts above England
School 30.4%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.9%
1.4 pts below England
School 18.9%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.4%
880
Any other White background
15.5%
234
African
5.8%
87
Indian
4.2%
64
Any other Mixed background
4.2%
63
Any other Asian background
3.1%
46
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.4% 262 of 1,506 pupils
3.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.5% 173 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts below
EHC plans 5.9% 89 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 102
Speech, language & communication 73
Social, emotional & mental health 66
Physical disability 19
Other difficulty or disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

39.6 0.4 pts above England
School 39.6
Huntingdonshire 36.3
East of England 40.4
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 32.8% England 36.0% 3.2 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 53.3% England 51.4% 1.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 25.9% England 30.6% 4.7 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.43 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.16 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.59 pts higher than England
School 10.81%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.87 pts higher than England
School 27.68%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

7.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.89 pts higher than England
School 7.70%
Huntingdonshire 1.85%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.0% 2.7 pts above England
St Peter's School
95.0%
Huntingdonshire
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information