Queen Katharine Academy

Secondary · Peterborough · PE4 6HX · URN 145051

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-03-25Cohort 1619Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

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

2024-2025 results · cohort 252

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.
32.5
Peterborough 38.77England 46.1
6.3 below 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
22.6%
Peterborough 36.9%England 45.9%
14.3 percentage points below the area average of 36.9
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
40.5%
Peterborough 54.9%
14.4 percentage points below the area average of 54.9
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
2.7
Peterborough 3.27England 4.07
0.6 below the area average of 3.3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
4%
Peterborough 9%England 17.6%
4.9 percentage points below the area average of 9
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
6.7%
Peterborough 16.4%
9.7 percentage points below the area average of 16.4
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
50%
Peterborough 33.6%
16.4 percentage points above the area average of 33.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
252
Peterborough 135
116.9 above the area average of 135.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Peterborough	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	32.5 Peterborough 38.77England 46.1	6.3 below the area average of 38.8	13.6 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	22.6% Peterborough 36.9%England 45.9%	14.3 percentage points below the area average of 36.9	23.3 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	40.5% Peterborough 54.9%	14.4 percentage points below the area average of 54.9	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	2.7 Peterborough 3.27England 4.07	0.6 below the area average of 3.3	1.4 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	4% Peterborough 9%England 17.6%	4.9 percentage points below the area average of 9	13.6 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	6.7% Peterborough 16.4%	9.7 percentage points below the area average of 16.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	50% Peterborough 33.6%	16.4 percentage points above the area average of 33.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	252 Peterborough 135	116.9 above the area average of 135.1	No national comparison	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

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: 53.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 48.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.4pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 17.6pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 82.7% 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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