Greater Peterborough UTC
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Peterborough
Park Crescent Campus, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
55%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.9%
25.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
464
Capacity used
Has space89%
520 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
55%
1st preference success rate
43 of 78 families who put it first got an offer
57
Places offered
222
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 78 | 43 | ● 55% |
| 2nd preference | 73 | 11 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 71 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 222 | 57 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Peterborough lets families list 3 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Mawby
- Address
- Park Crescent Campus, Park Crescent, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
- Phone
- 01733715950
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Ward / constituency
- Park · Peterborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142902
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
464 pupils · 520 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 427 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.67 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 17.83 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 2.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 70 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 13.79 | 35 |
| Average grade | E+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 68 | 18% | 38% | 71% | |
| English Language | 68 | 12% | 35% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 66 | 11% | 29% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 51 | 0% | 10% | 45% | |
| Computer Science | 25 | 12% | 32% | 40% | |
| Design & Technology | 19 | 5% | 37% | 63% | |
| Biology | 17 | 24% | 65% | 94% | |
| Physics | 17 | 29% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 35% | 82% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 16 | 13% | 38% | 75% | |
| History | 15 | 13% | 20% | 33% | |
| Geography | 15 | 0% | 7% | 27% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 0% | 8% | 15% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19871: Greater Peterborough University Technical College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 33% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 33% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Peterborough council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.