Thomas Deacon Academy is a all-through school located in Peterborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queen's Gardens, Peterborough, PE1 2UW
Website: http://www.thomasdeaconacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01733426060
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Peterborough
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rick Carroll
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135263

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2560
Number of Pupils: 2382
Number of Boys: 1167
Number of Girls: 1215

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.8
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to -1.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.13 to 0.16
Of the 328 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 315 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.55
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caverstede Nursery School
Caverstede Road , Walton PE4 6EX 		4out of 4 2,719 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen's Drive Infant School
Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU 		3out of 4 346 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School
Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PW 		3out of 4 535 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dogsthorpe Infant School
Central Avenue , Dogsthorpe PE1 4LH 		- not rated 965 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dogsthorpe Academy
Central Avenue , Dogsthorpe PE1 4LH 		3out of 4 970 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
Kingsley Road , PE1 5JS 		3out of 4 1,024 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greater Peterborough UTC
Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ 		2out of 4 314 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ 		2out of 4 1,191 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Park Lane , PE1 5JN 		3out of 4 1,270 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Jack Hunt School
Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY 		3out of 4 3,118 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Inspire Education Group
Park Crescent , PE1 4DZ 		- not rated 553 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Deacon Academy
Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Park Road , PE1 2UE 		4out of 4 714 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beeches Independent School
218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB 		- not rated 422 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Medeshamstede Academy
Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ 		3out of 4 1,194 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Nene Gate
Park Lane , PE1 5GZ 		3out of 4 1,304 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marshfields School
Eastern Close , Dogsthorpe PE1 4PP 		3out of 4 1,599 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Richard Barnes Academy
Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA 		- not rated 1,918 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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