Thomas Deacon Academy

About Thomas Deacon Academy

Thomas Deacon Academy is an all-through school in Peterborough, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 2,308 pupils aged 7 to 19 attend the school. 56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 11.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 39.1, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Thomas Deacon Academy ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. Overall pupil absence was 9.9%. There are about 18.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Thomas Deacon Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.