Thomas Deacon Academy

General Information

Address: Queen's Gardens, Peterborough, PE1 2UW
Phone: 01733426060
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emily Gaunt
Age range: 7-19 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 2256
School capacity: 2560
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 694
% eligible for free school meals: 35.6%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 9.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 71 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 48 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 39 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 37 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 20 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Vision impairment: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,573 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #34 of 58 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#32John Clare Primary School£6,646
#33Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School£6,622
#34Thomas Deacon Academy£6,573
#35Fulbridge Academy£6,552
#36Heritage Park Primary School£6,469

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Winyates Primary School£10,205
#2Welbourne Primary Academy£9,016
#3Ormiston Meadows Academy£8,598
#4Leighton Primary and Preschool£8,280
#5Paston Ridings Primary School£8,258
#6Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£8,079
#7The King's (The Cathedral) School£8,029
#8Eyrescroft Primary School£8,017
#9Ravensthorpe Primary Academy£7,783
#10Nova Primary Academy£7,753
#11Wittering Primary School£7,674
#12Lime Academy Watergall£7,636
#13Discovery Primary Academy£7,625
#14St John's Church School£7,617
#15The Duke of Bedford Primary School£7,441
#16Lime Academy Parnwell£7,210
#17Bishop Creighton Academy£7,158
#18Eye CofE Primary School£7,150
#19Southfields Primary School£7,002
#20Welland Academy£6,995
#21Hampton College£6,993
#22Highlees Primary School£6,959
#23Norwood Primary School£6,929
#24The Beeches Primary School£6,889
#25Gladstone Primary Academy£6,879
#26Braybrook Primary Academy£6,861
#27Gunthorpe Primary School£6,848
#28Old Fletton Primary School£6,841
#29Lime Academy Abbotsmede£6,765
#30Manor Drive Primary Academy£6,758
#31Thorpe Primary Academy£6,701
#32John Clare Primary School£6,646
#33Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School£6,622
#34Thomas Deacon Academy£6,573
#35Fulbridge Academy£6,552
#36Heritage Park Primary School£6,469
#37All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,400
#38West Town Primary Academy£6,384
#39St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£6,371
#40Saint Michael CofE Primary School£6,359
#41Hampton Hargate Primary School£6,306
#42William Law CofE Primary School£6,236
#43Castor CofE Primary School£6,195
#44Woodston Primary School£6,150
#45Orton Wistow Primary School£6,145
#46Hampton Lakes Primary School£6,059
#47Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School£6,005
#48St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School£5,990
#49Northborough Primary School£5,910
#50Longthorpe Primary Academy£5,894
#51Oakdale Primary School£5,797
#52Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy£5,768
#53Werrington Primary School£5,760
#54St Botolph's Church of England Primary School£5,739
#55Hampton Vale Primary Academy£5,682
#56Newark Hill Academy£5,664
#57Newborough CofE Primary School£5,601
#58Nene Valley Primary School£5,389

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