Iqra Academy
Enterprise Way, Peterborough, PE3 8YQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Islam
- Principal
- Mr Michael Wright
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 136023
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733331433
About this school
Iqra Academy is an Islam girls' independent school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Iqra Academy under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Iqra Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.5 | 43.1 | 20.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 50% | 24.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 50% | 31% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Iqra Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.5 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 20.1 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heltwate School0.3 miles
Special schools · Peterborough
-
Richard Barnes Academy1.8 miles
Academies · Peterborough
-
The Peterborough School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Peterborough
-
The Beeches Independent School2.2 miles
Special schools · Peterborough
-
Marshfields School2.2 miles
Special schools · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Kirkstone House School Independent schools
- The Peterborough School Independent schools
- Caverstede Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Iqra Academy teach?
- Iqra Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Peterborough.
- Who is the principal of Iqra Academy?
- The principal of Iqra Academy is Mr Michael Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Iqra Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Iqra Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Iqra Academy?
- Iqra Academy has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Iqra Academy full?
- Iqra Academy has capacity for 205 pupils and 103 on roll (50%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Iqra Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Iqra Academy is designated Islam.
- How have Iqra Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.5 in 2022/23 and 20.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Iqra Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Iqra Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.