St Peter's School
St Peter's Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Butler
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Cam Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,585
- Pupils on roll
- 1,506
- URN
- 137248
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480459581
About this school
St Peter's School is a secondary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,506 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 244 | 259 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 41.7 | 39.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.29 to +0.10 | -0.16 -0.35 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 38.5% | 32.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 58.6% | 53.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 22.1% | 25.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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 St Peter's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.4 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.7 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,334 |
| 2023/24 | 1,449 |
| 2024/25 | 1,525 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's School compares
St Peter's School ranked 31st of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.6 | 10.8% | 32.7% | 1,506 | — |
| Hinchingbrooke School | 50.3 | 6.9% | 22.6% | 2,173 | 1.0 miles |
| St Ivo Academy | 47.1 | 8.1% | 18.6% | 1,378 | 4.3 miles |
| Sawtry Village Academy | 49.4 | 7.9% | 20.2% | 1,101 | 7.8 miles |
| Longsands Academy | 48.5 | 10.1% | 23.3% | 1,412 | 7.9 miles |
| Swavesey Village College | 54.6 | 7.8% | 16.3% | 1,254 | 8.2 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)
- 32.68%
- English as an additional language
- 18.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.81%
- Persistent absence
- 27.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hinchingbrooke School1.0 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
St Ivo Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · St Ives
-
Sawtry Village Academy7.8 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
Longsands Academy7.9 miles
Secondary · St Neots
-
Swavesey Village College8.2 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
Other schools in Huntingdon
- Hinchingbrooke School Secondary
- Sawtry Village Academy Secondary
- Huntingdon Federation Nursery School Nursery
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alconbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Brampton Village Primary School Primary
- Bury CofE Primary School Primary
- Cromwell Academy Primary
- Earith Primary School Primary
- Eileen Wade Primary School Primary
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School Primary
- Godmanchester Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's School teach?
- St Peter's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's School is Miss Emma Butler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's School, 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 St Peter's School?
- St Peter's School has 1,506 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Peter's School full?
- St Peter's School has capacity for 1,585 pupils and 1,506 on roll (95%), 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 St Peter's School a faith school?
- No. St Peter's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Peter's School a selective school?
- No. St Peter's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Peter's School?
- St Peter's School is part of THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Peter's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 39.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's School rank locally?
- St Peter's School ranked 31st of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's School's absence rate?
- St Peter's School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's School'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.