Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Mar 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149104.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 594 |
| Girls | 284 |
| Boys | 310 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 42.1% |
| First language not English | 25.6% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 900 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 34% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 83 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 26 |
| Average class size | 21 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 15.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 9.5 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 38.4 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 15.37 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 40.47 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 27 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 27 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day. | 146 |
| Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed. | 451 |
| First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 181 |
| First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 131 |
| Applications from another local authority (Year 7) | 18 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 10.4%, worse than England, worse than Peterborough | 7.7% | 8% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 29.3%, worse than England, worse than Peterborough | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 4.5%, worse than England, worse than Peterborough | 2.9% | 3.6% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 41.7% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 15.5% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Primary | Manor Drive Primary Academy | Free schools | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 13 May 2025. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Paston Ridings Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 1 Feb 2018. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Welland Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Nov 2019. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Norwood Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 May 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Dogsthorpe Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 17 Jun 2025. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Dogsthorpe Infant School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 Feb 2016. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Gunthorpe Primary School | Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 4 Mar 2025. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Fulbridge Academy | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Mar 2024. | |
| 1.3 mi | Nursery | Caverstede Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 Jan 2024. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Jul 2014. |
Manor Drive Secondary Academy is rated Good, last inspected on 4 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, Manor Drive Secondary Academy made 146 offers from 451 applications (3.1 per offer), and 131 of 181 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Manor Drive Secondary Academy has 594 pupils aged 11 to 16.
Manor Drive Secondary Academy had 900 school places in 2024/25.
No, Manor Drive Secondary Academy teaches pupils up to age 16.
At Manor Drive Secondary Academy, the average class had 21 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 15.5 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Manor Drive Secondary Academy missed 10.4% of sessions (England 8%), and 29.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.