When it comes to choosing a school, there are plenty of factors to look at for parents and youngsters alike.
The distance pupils might have to travel and exam results are likely to be near the top of the list – as are the results of the latest OFSTED inspection.
Here we look at the latest Ofsted ratings given to each secondary school in Peterborough. The ratings were taken from the OFSTED website on August 20.
Ofsted changed the way schools are graded from September 2024, so overall grades – outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate – are no longer given. Instead, schools are given grades – the same one wording as used for overall gradings previously – in a number of categories. Many secondary schools in Peterborough have not had reports published since this change, but a few have.
1. Peterborough Ofsted Reports
Most secondary schools in Peterborough have a 'good' or 'outstanding' rating Photo: PT
2. Arthur Mellows Village College
Ofsted visited Arthur Mellows Village College in 2025, after a change in the way inspections are rated. While there was no overall grading, the school was rated as 'outstanding' in four of the five categories - sixth form provision:, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and Leadership and management, and 'good' in quality of education Photo: David Lowndes
3. City of Peterborough Academy
City of Peterborough Academy was rated 'good' in their last inspection in 2024 Photo: David Lowndes
4. Greater Peterborough UTC
Greater Peterborough UTC was rated as 'Good' in their last inspection in 2022 Photo: Greater Peterborough UTC