Jack Hunt Academy

Jack Hunt School has been rated as 'Good' overall, maintaining the same level as in its previous inspection. The school benefits from a supportive educational environment where pupils feel safe and respected. With a redesigned and ambitious curriculum, pupils generally perform well, display pride in their diverse community, and demonstrate a commitment to their learning. However, there are notable concerns regarding inconsistencies in teaching assessments and reading support, which hinder some pupils' progress. The school is part of Peterborough Keys Academies Trust and is striving to enhance the educational experience, though there are frustrations regarding the pace of improvements in extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a calm and focused learning environment.
• There is pride in the school's diversity and community spirit.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured.
• Teachers generally provide clear explanations and support for learning.
• Pupils with SEND progress well through the curriculum.
• Behaviour in school has improved with raised expectations.
• The school has a solid personal development programme.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teachers checking pupils' understanding.
• Some teachers do not accurately identify gaps in knowledge.
• Reading support strategies are not precise enough for rapid improvement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Jack Hunt Academy attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.8% of pupils at Jack Hunt Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Jack Hunt Academy had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.3% of pupils at Jack Hunt Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 28 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Jack Hunt Academy received £8,475 and spent £8,168 for each of its 1,892 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £604,000 (£319 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Keys Academies Trust, income was £7,981 and spending £7,915 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Jack Hunt Academy is part of Keys Academies Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Thorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
• Longthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
• Nova Primary Academy Peterborough
• Ravensthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough

What is Jack Hunt Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Jack Hunt Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Jack Hunt Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Jack Hunt Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Jack Hunt Academy have?

Jack Hunt Academy has 1,939 pupils on roll.

What age range does Jack Hunt Academy cover?

Jack Hunt Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Jack Hunt Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.6, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Jack Hunt Academy?

Jack Hunt Academy is at Bradwell Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9PY.