Bishop Creighton Academy
Vineyard Road, Peterborough, PE1 5DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Vicki Redhead
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 136721
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733343895
About this school
Bishop Creighton Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishop Creighton Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 74% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 78% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bishop Creighton 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 | 48% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Creighton Academy compares
Bishop Creighton Academy ranked 19th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.5% | 35.6% | 203 | — |
| Lime Academy Abbotsmede | 57% | 5.7% | 41.4% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| The Beeches Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 44.9% | 619 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School | 55% | 4.7% | 37% | 217 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 36% | 4.4% | 32.9% | 407 | 0.9 miles |
| Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School | 67% | 5% | 32.6% | 183 | 0.9 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)
- 35.64%
- English as an additional language
- 60.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 20.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lime Academy Abbotsmede0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
The Beeches Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Bishop Creighton Academy ranks 24th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School 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
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
- Eye CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishop Creighton Academy teach?
- Bishop Creighton Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the principal of Bishop Creighton Academy?
- The principal of Bishop Creighton Academy is Mrs Vicki Redhead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishop Creighton Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Creighton Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bishop Creighton Academy?
- Bishop Creighton Academy has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bishop Creighton Academy full?
- Bishop Creighton Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 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 Bishop Creighton Academy a faith school?
- No. Bishop Creighton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bishop Creighton Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishop Creighton Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bishop Creighton Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bishop Creighton Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishop Creighton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Creighton Academy compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Bishop Creighton Academy ranked 19th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Creighton Academy's absence rate?
- Bishop Creighton Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Creighton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Creighton 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 1 July 2026.