Greater Peterborough UTC
Park Crescent Campus, Park Crescent, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Mawby
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 520
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 142902
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733715950
About this school
Greater Peterborough UTC is a secondary school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 464 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 | 87 | 91 | 70 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | 38.0 | 38.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.81 to -0.20 | -0.67 -0.98 to -0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 34.1% | 24.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 53.8% | 54.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% | 0% | 2.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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 Greater Peterborough UTC 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 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.2 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greater Peterborough UTC compares
Greater Peterborough UTC ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | — |
| City of Peterborough Academy | 39.3 | 11.9% | 49.5% | 853 | 0.5 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | — | 9.6% | 41.9% | 594 | 1.5 miles |
| Jack Hunt Academy | 44.2 | 7.7% | 36.9% | 1,939 | 1.9 miles |
| Queen Katharine Academy | 32.5 | 10% | 48.7% | 1,619 | 2.1 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)
- 37.31%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.08%
- Persistent absence
- 25.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
City of Peterborough Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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St John Fisher Catholic High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Manor Drive Secondary Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Jack Hunt Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Queen Katharine Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Greater Peterborough UTC ranks 14th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Peterborough.
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondary
- City of Peterborough Academy 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 Greater Peterborough UTC teach?
- Greater Peterborough UTC teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Greater Peterborough UTC?
- The headteacher of Greater Peterborough UTC is Mr Lee Mawby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greater Peterborough UTC last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greater Peterborough UTC, 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 Greater Peterborough UTC?
- Greater Peterborough UTC has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Greater Peterborough UTC full?
- Greater Peterborough UTC has capacity for 520 pupils and 464 on roll (89%), 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 Greater Peterborough UTC a faith school?
- No. Greater Peterborough UTC has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Greater Peterborough UTC?
- Greater Peterborough UTC is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greater Peterborough UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.1 in 2022/23 and 38.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greater Peterborough UTC rank locally?
- Greater Peterborough UTC ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greater Peterborough UTC's absence rate?
- Greater Peterborough UTC's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greater Peterborough UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greater Peterborough UTC'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 2 July 2026.