Stanground Academy
Peterborough Road, Peterborough, PE7 3BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Van Lier
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,654
- URN
- 137880
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733821430
About this school
Stanground Academy is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,654 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 225 | 224 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 45.0 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.26 +0.05 to +0.47 | +0.31 +0.12 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40.4% | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 64% | 68.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 19.1% | 18.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Stanground 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 | 44.5 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,314 |
| 2023/24 | 1,396 |
| 2024/25 | 1,526 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanground Academy compares
Stanground Academy ranked 3rd of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 6.7% | 30.9% | 1,654 | — |
| Hampton Gardens Secondary School | 47 | 7.8% | 22.6% | 1,310 | 1.6 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | — | — | — | — | 2.3 miles |
| City of Peterborough Academy | 39.3 | 11.9% | 49.5% | 853 | 2.5 miles |
| Nene Park Academy | 45.6 | 7.8% | 29.2% | 1,478 | 2.5 miles |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | 2.6 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)
- 30.86%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 18.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hampton Gardens Secondary School1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
St John Fisher Catholic High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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City of Peterborough Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Nene Park Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Greater Peterborough UTC2.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Stanground Academy ranks 3rd of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Peterborough.
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Stanground Academy teach?
- Stanground Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanground Academy?
- The headteacher of Stanground Academy is Mr Matthew Van Lier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanground Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanground 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 big is Stanground Academy?
- Stanground Academy has 1,654 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Stanground Academy full?
- Stanground Academy has capacity for 1,800 pupils and 1,654 on roll (92%), 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 Stanground Academy a faith school?
- No. Stanground Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Stanground Academy a selective school?
- No. Stanground Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Stanground Academy?
- Stanground 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 Stanground Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 46.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanground Academy rank locally?
- Stanground Academy ranked 3rd of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanground Academy's absence rate?
- Stanground Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanground Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanground 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.