Welland Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Peterborough · PE1 4TR · Peterborough
Ages 4–11
- KS251%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM51.6%
0.2 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 110943
Marshfields School
Community special school · Peterborough · PE1 4PP
Ages 7–19 · 205 pupils · Peterborough
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
0.7
Overall absence
10.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-09-20
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.53
−20+2
Attainment 80.7
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.0
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.1%
Unauthorised3.3%
- Authorised absence
- 7.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 172
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill107%
205 pupils · 191 places
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- Boys / girls
- 125 / 80
- School capacity
- 191
- Capacity fill
- 205 / 191 (107%)
- Free school meals
- 55.6%
- FSM pupils
- 114
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 7–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Graham
Location
- Address
- Eastern Close, Dogsthorpe
- Postcode
- PE1 4PP
- Town
- Peterborough
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- District
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 7–19, in Peterborough, Peterborough, 205 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 55.6%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Dogsthorpe Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Peterborough · PE1 4LH · Peterborough
Ages 5–7
- Absence6.7%
- FSM51.9%
0.4 miles away
Dogsthorpe Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Peterborough · PE1 4LH · Peterborough
Ages 7–11
- KS249%
- Absence7.2%
- FSM50.0%
0.5 miles away
Newark Hill Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Peterborough · PE1 4RE · Peterborough
Ages 4–11
- KS272%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM32.9%
0.5 miles away
Lime Academy Parnwell
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Peterborough · PE1 4YH · Peterborough
Ages 5–11
- KS227%
- Absence9.2%
- FSM66.2%
0.6 miles away
Further education · 16 plus
Peterborough · PE1 4DZ · Peterborough
Ages 16–99
0.8 miles away
Medeshamstede Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools special
Peterborough · PE1 5LQ · Peterborough
Ages 4–16
- Att81.5
- P8-1.7
- EM5+0%
- Absence17.5%
0.8 miles away
Greater Peterborough UTC
Ofsted: GoodUniversity technical college · Secondary
Peterborough · PE1 4DZ · Peterborough
Ages 11–19
- Att838.0
- P8-0.7
- EM5+34%
- Absence9.6%
0.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Graham
- Telephone
- 01733568058