Education

With the application deadline fast approaching, we’ve taken a look at the most popular Peterborough secondary schools for the 2026/27 school year

The 11 most oversubscribed Peterborough secondary schools

Bright Stars Day Nursery in Dogsthorpe.

Glowing Ofsted report for Peterborough nursery

Eyebury Road works.

Work starts on new zebra crossing outside Peterborough school

Fenlake Business Centre.

New employment hub for young adults planned in Peterborough

Eyebury Road.

Road closure set to begin to create new school crossing

Cllrs Raja Sabeel Ahmed, Wayne Fitzgerald, Lynne Ayres and resident Mohammed Younis.

Calls for safety improvements at Peterborough school crossing

Peterborough STEM Festival returns on Saturday

16 things to do this week - including Peterborough STEM Festival

Eye Primary School.

£5m works approved for Peterborough primary school

Dogsthorpe Academy volunteers Ishfaq, Jo, Kayla, Elliott and Kirsty.

Parents forced to patrol primary school crossing after children hit by cars

Greg James and Chris Smith at The Cresset.

Hundreds of pupils enjoy special event with Greg James at Cresset

Peterborough’s most in-demand secondary school received 132 more applications than available places for the 2026/27 school year

222 applications for 90 places at Peterborough’s most in-demand primary school

Eye Primary School.

New SEND among major planned school improvements

Principal Sophie Dines celebrating with pupils.

Positive Ofsted report for Peterborough primary schol

Fulbridge Academy received 133 first choice requests. 120 of these were offered to pupils

The most popular Peterborough primary schools (2026/27)

Discovery Primary Academy.

Plans to reconfigure road dogged by traffic issues during school pick up times

New Gen Yoto Player

The new Yoto Player has already made my son’s Christmas list
The new Yoto Player is available to pre-order, while the new Gruffalo Granny card can be bought now.
Natalie Dixon

Ormiston Bushfield Academy.

School releases statement following knife attack

Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School Hampton. Photo: Google.

Glowing Ofsted report for Peterborough nursery

Professor Lady Sue Black. Photo by Sophie Carlarne.

New Chancellor appointed for ARU Peterborough

Alexander Quant-Smith. Photo: Paramount.

Peterborough teacher to appear on children's TV

Inspire Education Group's Apprenticeships Team was on hand to answer any questions.

GCSE Results Day: Young people discover their next chapter at The BRDG

Happy students as The Deepings School.

GALLERY: All of the best pics from GCSE Results Day in Peterborough

Students at The Harbour School with Headteacher Catherine Wilson.

Students at NeneGate School celebrate exceptional GCSE results

Kimbolton School pupils celebrating their GCSE results

Kimbolton School celebrates ‘stars of tomorrow’

Hard work has paid off for students at Greater Peterborough University Technical College (GPUTC) as they achieve brilliant results

Greater Peterborough UTC Year 11 students celebrate

Students at Nene Park Academy celebrate their excellent GCSE and vocational results.

Excellent GCSE results achieved by students at Nene Park Academy

Isaac and Euan from Abbey College, Ramsey celebrated their achievements today.

GCSE and vocational students at Abbey College shine this Results Day
“Many students achieved results that exceeded their predicted grades, which is an outstanding achievement”
Natasha Parkinson

Pupils at City of Peterborough Academy celebrate GCSE results

City of Peterborough Academy celebrates GCSE results

Pupils celebrate GCSE results at Stanground Academy

Families come together at Stanground Academy for GCSE results

Students celebrate collecting their GCSE Results at Sawtry Village Academy

Brilliant GCSE results achieved by Sawtry Village Academy students

GCSE delight!

Ken Stimpson Academy GCSE success

Learners at Richard Barnes Academy are celebrating today after receiving their exam results.

Richard Barnes Academy learners celebrate exam results success

Amazing results by students at Arthur Mellows, part of the Four Cs Trust

Arthur Mellows GCSE and Level 2 Results - Summer 2026

The Peterborough School students

The Peterborough School celebrates best ever GCSE results

Students celebrating brilliant results at Thomas Deacon Academy

GCSE students at Thomas Deacon Academy celebrate brilliant results

Grace, Sophie, Ellie, Chloe, Jess, Tiana and Anastasia celebrating their achievements

Ormiston Bushfield Academy celebrates record-breaking results

Aroob Ilyas celebrating GCSE success at Queen Katharine Academy

Queen Katharine Academy students mark milestone achievements

GCSE Results Day 2026.

LIVE BLOG: All of the GCSE Results in Peterborough

SJF celebrate GCSE outcomes!

Celebrations at SJF for GCSE results day!

Outstanding Results

Outstanding GCSE Results at The King's School

Regatta’s back to school sale collection includes fleeces, padded jackets and a waterproof coat with a built-in torch.

Regatta’s £4.80 fleece is a top pf the class back-to-school bargain

GCSE results day is on Thursday, August 20

The best-performing secondary schools in Peterborough ahead of GCSE results day

Andrew - Head Student at Stanground Academy receiving his A Level results

Stanground Academy celebrates A Level success

Em is delighted with her AAB results, and will now take a place studying at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

GALLERY: All of the best A-Level Results Day pictures

Karolina celebrates her results at Thomas Clarkson Academy

Thomas Clarkson Academy students celebrate strong post-16 results

Students gathered today to celebrate the end of their Sixth Form journey

Sixth Form students at Sawtry Village Academy shine this Results Day

Students celebrated their results at Peterborough College

Inspire Education Group celebrates results day success

Queen Katharine Academy students celebrate improved Post-16 outcomes and record university progression

Queen Katharine Academy celebrates improved Post-16 outcomes

Edward, Ryan and Felix receive their A-Level Results this morning

Greater Peterborough UTC students achieve their goals on Results Day

Kimbolton School pupils celebrating their A Level results success.

Kimbolton School celebrates A Level success

Students celebrated together today at Abbey College

Another proud year of results for Ramsey Gatehouse Sixth Form

Nene Park Academy students celebrate their A-Level Results

Nene Park Academy students receive grades to be proud of

Students from Thomas Deacon Academy are celebrating with friends, family, and teachers.

Thomas Deacon Academy students receive brilliant post-16 results

Erin Walker

Arthur Mellows Village College A Level and Vocational Results 2026

Students celebrate

Harington school – outstanding results