Queen Katharine Academy
Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6HX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Mark Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Thomas Deacon Education Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,619
- URN
- 145051
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733383888
About this school
Queen Katharine Academy is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,619 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 230 | 252 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.6 | 31.6 | 32.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.66 to -0.21 | -0.64 -0.83 to -0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 19.1% | 22.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 38.7% | 40.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 3% | 6.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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 Queen Katharine 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 | 32.6 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.6 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.5 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,559 |
| 2023/24 | 1,675 |
| 2024/25 | 1,685 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Katharine Academy compares
Queen Katharine Academy ranked 13th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.5 | 10% | 48.7% | 1,619 | — |
| Ken Stimpson Academy | 41.7 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 996 | 0.9 miles |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | — | 9.6% | 41.9% | 594 | 1.6 miles |
| Jack Hunt Academy | 44.2 | 7.7% | 36.9% | 1,939 | 2.0 miles |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | 2.1 miles |
| Arthur Mellows Village College | 46.5 | 8.1% | 19% | 1,672 | 2.5 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)
- 48.72%
- English as an additional language
- 55.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.01%
- Persistent absence
- 33.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ken Stimpson Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Secondary Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Jack Hunt Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Greater Peterborough UTC2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Arthur Mellows Village College2.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Queen Katharine Academy ranks 15th 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
- Sir Harry Smith Community College Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- Stanground Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen Katharine Academy teach?
- Queen Katharine Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the principal of Queen Katharine Academy?
- The principal of Queen Katharine Academy is Mr Mark Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen Katharine Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Katharine 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 Queen Katharine Academy?
- Queen Katharine Academy has 1,619 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Katharine Academy full?
- Queen Katharine Academy has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,619 on roll (98%), 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 Queen Katharine Academy a faith school?
- No. Queen Katharine Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Katharine Academy a selective school?
- No. Queen Katharine Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Queen Katharine Academy?
- Queen Katharine Academy is part of THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Katharine Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.6 in 2022/23 and 32.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Katharine Academy rank locally?
- Queen Katharine Academy ranked 13th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Katharine Academy's absence rate?
- Queen Katharine Academy's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Katharine Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Katharine 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 10 July 2026.