The Deepings School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Park Road
Deeping St James
Peterborough
Lincolnshire
PE6 8NF
Phone 01778342159
Reference Number 137873

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1235
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.23%
Girls: 50.77%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 117 113 230
8 116 127 243
9 110 92 202
10 109 104 213
11 110 117 227
12 14 24 38
13 32 50 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.7%
White, Other 7.5%
Unclassified 3.2%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
Indian 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
African 0.7%
White & Asian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-14
Date Description Report
2025-02-11 School inspection School inspection
2023-09-13 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-06-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-01-14 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-06-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-05-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Deepings School
2010-09-29 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-11-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-02-04 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-09-29 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-11-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-02-04 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 51.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.63 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.22 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 5.6% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 81 16
Third Preference 59 7
From another Local Authority 9 2

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Deeping St James Community Primary School
Hereward Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8PZ
0.18 miles
Linchfield Academy
Crowson Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8EY
0.39 miles
Market Deeping Community Primary School
Willoughby Avenue, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8JE
0.76 miles
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Godsey Lane, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8HZ
0.81 miles
Northborough Primary School
Church Street, Northborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 9BN
1.24 miles
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
Rectory Lane, Peterborough, PE6 7LR
2.5 miles
Langtoft Primary School
Manor Close, Langtoft, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 9NB
2.54 miles
Baston CE Primary School
103a Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PB
3.54 miles
John Clare Primary School
West Street, Helpston, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7DX
3.58 miles
William Law CofE Primary School
Twelvetree Avenue, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 5DT
3.76 miles
Newborough CofE Primary School
School Road, Newborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7RG
4.07 miles
Newborough CofE Primary School
School Road, Newborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7RG
4.07 miles
Welbourne Primary Academy
Goodwin Walk, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6NR
4.09 miles
Werrington Primary School
Amberley Slope, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6QG
4.39 miles
Deeping St Nicholas Primary School
Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3DG
4.54 miles
Norwood Primary School
Gunthorpe Road, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7DZ
4.72 miles
Gunthorpe Primary School
The Pentlands, Hallfields Lane, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7YP
4.74 miles
Name Distance
Arthur Mellows Village College
Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7JX
2.63 miles
Kirkstone House School
1-6 Main Street, Peterborough, PE6 9PA
3.56 miles
Ken Stimpson Academy
Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6JT
3.89 miles
Queen Katharine Academy
Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX
4.8 miles
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