Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Porter Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 7EP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FOUR CS MAT
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Sludds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Four Cs MAT
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 594
- URN
- 149104
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733598002
About this school
Manor Drive Secondary Academy is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 594 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Manor Drive Secondary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Drive Secondary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.6% | 41.9% | 594 | — |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | 1.5 miles |
| Queen Katharine Academy | 32.5 | 10% | 48.7% | 1,619 | 1.6 miles |
| City of Peterborough Academy | 39.3 | 11.9% | 49.5% | 853 | 1.7 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | — | — | — | — | 1.9 miles |
| Ken Stimpson Academy | 41.7 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 996 | 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)
- 41.93%
- English as an additional language
- 24.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.56%
- Persistent absence
- 28.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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Greater Peterborough UTC1.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Queen Katharine Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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City of Peterborough Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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St John Fisher Catholic High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Ken Stimpson Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other 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
- 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 Manor Drive Secondary Academy teach?
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Drive Secondary Academy?
- The headteacher of Manor Drive Secondary Academy is Ms Jo Sludds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Manor Drive Secondary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Drive Secondary 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 Manor Drive Secondary Academy?
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy has 594 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Manor Drive Secondary Academy full?
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy has capacity for 720 pupils and 594 on roll (83%), 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 Manor Drive Secondary Academy a faith school?
- No. Manor Drive Secondary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Manor Drive Secondary Academy a selective school?
- No. Manor Drive Secondary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Manor Drive Secondary Academy?
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy is part of FOUR CS MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Manor Drive Secondary Academy's absence rate?
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Manor Drive Secondary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Manor Drive Secondary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.