How many schools does Peterborough have?

OfferDay lists 91 schools in Peterborough, including 61 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Peterborough?

Every school in Peterborough is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Peterborough ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Peterborough does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Peterborough local authority?

OfferDay groups the Peterborough schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Peterborough local authority

Peterborough has 91 schools listed on OfferDay across 2 towns.

1 nursery school · 61 primary schools · 12 secondary schools · 3 all-through schools · 1 sixth form or college · 11 special and alternative provision schools · 2 independent schools

About schools in Peterborough

Peterborough lists 91 schools, most of them primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has three all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 61%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 63 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.3; average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Top schools in Peterborough

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School 95%
2 John Clare Primary School 91%
3 St John's Church School 85%
4 Norwood Primary School 83%
5 The Duke of Bedford Primary School 81%
6 The King's (The Cathedral) School 80%
7 Oakdale Primary School 78%
8 Hampton Hargate Primary School 77%

Secondary

1 The King's (The Cathedral) School 63.2
2 Hampton Gardens Secondary School 47.0
3 Stanground Academy 46.7
4 Arthur Mellows Village College 46.5
5 Ormiston Bushfield Academy 46.3
6 Nene Park Academy 45.6
7 Hampton College 44.5
8 Jack Hunt Academy 44.2

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Peterborough.

Common questions about schools in Peterborough

How many schools does Peterborough have?: OfferDay lists 91 schools in Peterborough, including 61 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Peterborough?: Every school in Peterborough is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Peterborough ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Peterborough does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Peterborough local authority?: OfferDay groups the Peterborough schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.