Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Queen Katharine Academy

Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough PE4 6HX

https://www.qka.education/

Queen Katharine Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,680 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. Ofsted last inspected the school in March 2025.

This school is a member of Thomas Deacon Education Trust. (Thomas Deacon Academy is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Representation.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.2		Ken Stimpson Academy
1.5		Manor Drive Secondary Academy
1.8		Thomas Deacon Academy
1.9		The King's (The Cathedral) School
1.9		Greater Peterborough UTC
2.0		Jack Hunt School
2.4		City of Peterborough Academy
2.4		St John Fisher Catholic High School
2.7		Arthur Mellows Village College
3.5		Nene Park Academy
4.3		Stanground Academy
4.4		Ormiston Bushfield Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.

Progress: Below average. Up to age 16 it is poor, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is poor, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

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