Arthur Mellows Village College
Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, PE6 7JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FOUR CS MAT
- Head of College
- Mr John Gilligan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Four Cs MAT
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,720
- Pupils on roll
- 1,672
- URN
- 136266
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733252235
About this school
Arthur Mellows Village College is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,672 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 261 | 253 | 259 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 46.0 | 46.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.19 +0.01 to +0.36 | -0.02 -0.19 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 43.1% | 45.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 13.4% | 11.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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 Arthur Mellows Village College 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 | 47.5 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.5 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,660 |
| 2023/24 | 1,656 |
| 2024/25 | 1,651 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arthur Mellows Village College compares
Arthur Mellows Village College ranked 4th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.5 | 8.1% | 19% | 1,672 | — |
| Ken Stimpson Academy | 41.7 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 996 | 1.6 miles |
| Queen Katharine Academy | 32.5 | 10% | 48.7% | 1,619 | 2.5 miles |
| The Deepings School | 38.6 | 9.1% | 27.5% | 967 | 2.6 miles |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | — | 9.6% | 41.9% | 594 | 3.6 miles |
| Jack Hunt Academy | 44.2 | 7.7% | 36.9% | 1,939 | 4.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.99%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ken Stimpson Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Queen Katharine Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
The Deepings School2.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Secondary Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Jack Hunt Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Arthur Mellows Village College ranks 4th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Peterborough.
- City of Peterborough Academy Secondary
- Greater Peterborough UTC Secondary
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Secondary
- Jack Hunt Academy Secondary
- Ken Stimpson Academy Secondary
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy Secondary
- Nene Park Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy Secondary
- Queen Katharine Academy Secondary
- Sir Harry Smith Community College Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- Stanground Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arthur Mellows Village College teach?
- Arthur Mellows Village College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the head of college of Arthur Mellows Village College?
- The head of college of Arthur Mellows Village College is Mr John Gilligan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arthur Mellows Village College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arthur Mellows Village College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Arthur Mellows Village College?
- Arthur Mellows Village College has 1,672 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Arthur Mellows Village College full?
- Arthur Mellows Village College has capacity for 1,720 pupils and 1,672 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Arthur Mellows Village College a faith school?
- No. Arthur Mellows Village College has no designated religious character.
- Is Arthur Mellows Village College a selective school?
- No. Arthur Mellows Village College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Arthur Mellows Village College?
- Arthur Mellows Village College is part of FOUR CS MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Arthur Mellows Village College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.5 in 2022/23 and 46.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arthur Mellows Village College rank locally?
- Arthur Mellows Village College ranked 4th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Arthur Mellows Village College's absence rate?
- Arthur Mellows Village College's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arthur Mellows Village College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arthur Mellows Village College'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 1 July 2026.