Queen Katharine Academy
About the school
Queen Katharine Academy is an open secondary school in Peterborough.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 March 2025
- Published
- 18 May 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SWK
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 32.5
- Peterborough
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Peterborough
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.60%
- Peterborough
- 39.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 40.50%
- Peterborough
- 59.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 6.70%
- Peterborough
- 18.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.7
- Peterborough
- 3.61
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.51
AAB or better
- School
- 4.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1685
Girls
52.11%
Boys
47.89%
SEN support
13.71%
Education, health and care plan
1.13%
English as an additional language
55.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
48.72%
Overall absence
10.01
Persistent absence
33.76
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
187
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
130
Sustained education or employment
80%
Higher education
41%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
32%