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Thomas Deacon Academy

All-through · Peterborough · PE1 2UW · URN 135263

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-11-12Cohort 2256Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 90
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 63 schools in Peterborough

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    56%

    Peterborough 59%England 61%

    3 percentage points below the area average of 59

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    1%

    Peterborough 6.1%England 8%

    5.1 percentage points below the area average of 6.1

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    103

    Peterborough 104.75England 105

    1.7 below the area average of 104.8

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    101

    Peterborough 104.17England 105

    3.2 below the area average of 104.2

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    100

    Peterborough 104.49England 105

    4.5 below the area average of 104.5

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    10%

    Peterborough 25.3%England 32%

    15.3 percentage points below the area average of 25.3

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    67%

    Peterborough 69.7%

    2.7 percentage points below the area average of 69.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    66%

    Peterborough 68%

    2 percentage points below the area average of 68

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    60%

    Peterborough 69.4%

    9.4 percentage points below the area average of 69.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    90

    Peterborough 51

    39.4 above the area average of 50.6

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 346
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 22 schools in Peterborough

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    39.1

    Peterborough 38.77England 46.1

    In line with the area average of 38.8

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    32.4%

    Peterborough 36.9%England 45.9%

    4.5 percentage points below the area average of 36.9

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    53.2%

    Peterborough 54.9%

    1.7 percentage points below the area average of 54.9

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    3.13

    Peterborough 3.27England 4.07

    In line with the area average of 3.3

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    1.7%

    Peterborough 9%England 17.6%

    7.2 percentage points below the area average of 9

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    5.8%

    Peterborough 16.4%

    10.6 percentage points below the area average of 16.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    34.1%

    Peterborough 33.6%

    0.5 percentage points above the area average of 33.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    346

    Peterborough 135

    210.9 above the area average of 135.1

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Peterborough · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
27.1 pupils per class
Secondary classes
21.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
42.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
35.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
9.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
11pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
10% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
1% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
18.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
56% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
86.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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