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Schools in Peterborough

226 schools from official GIAS records — including 159 primary and 34 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Peterborough

Peterborough has 226 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 159 primary (80%), 32 secondary (16%) and 4 all-through (2%). Peterborough spans 5 local authorities, most schools sitting in Peterborough (179). The most common types are community school (86), academy converter (35) and academy sponsor led (28). This includes 66 academies, 9 independent schools and 22 special schools.

How many schools are there in Peterborough?

GIAS lists 226 schools in Peterborough, England.

What types of schools are in Peterborough?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (159), secondary (32) and all-through (4).

Which local authority covers Peterborough?

Peterborough spans Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Peterborough data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Peterborough

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed224
  • Girls2

Age ranges

  • 4–1173
  • 5–1127
  • 11–1823
  • 7–1117
  • 5–713
  • 3–1112
  • 2–1112
  • 11–196

Local authorities

  • Peterborough179
  • Cambridgeshire21
  • Lincolnshire11
  • Pre-LGR 2021 Northamptonshire9
  • North Northamptonshire6

School types

  • Community school86
  • Academy converter35
  • Academy sponsor led28
  • Voluntary controlled school16
  • Voluntary aided school14
  • Foundation school11
  • Community special school9
  • Free schools6
  • Other independent special school5
  • Other independent school4
Special
22
Independent
9
Academies
66

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