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Queen Katharine Academy

Peterborough, United Kingdom
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Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 1.5
Teaching Quality 1.9
Communication 1.8
Student Wellbeing 1.7
Facilities 1.7

Parent Survey

Official Ofsted Parent View data • 66 responses • 3.9% response rate

View on Ofsted

My child is happy at this school

42.4% positive 56.1% negative

My child feels safe at this school

44% positive 51.5% negative

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

25.8% positive 63.6% negative

The school has high expectations for my child

48.5% positive 28.8% negative

My child does well at this school

48.5% positive 45.4% negative

I would recommend this school to another parent

Data from Ofsted Parent View as of September 2025. Based on 66 parent responses to the official Ofsted survey.

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
99.1
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

31.6
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
-0.64
Progress 8
Well below average
19.1%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
38.7%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

3.0% entered EBacc
1.7% achieved EBacc
230 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 18

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Parent
Parent Mar 29, 2025
1.0

"DO NOT GO QKA"

I hate this school they are so rasist and I do not recommend this school for anyone.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Mar 15, 2025
1.0

"Not good, go to kfc"

Hmmmm, not too good. Not like really. I not go to school but my baby son do. Make me mad, learn more from KFC.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Jan 13, 2025
1.0

"Never send your children here"

As a former student, I can confidently say to never attend this academy, the only good thing about it are the caf chocolate cookies. I left QKA 3 years ago and still have traumas from that place. I was relentlessly bullied and no help was offered, once a girl slapped me in the face in front of about 20 people, she was about half my height so I didn’t hit back and everyone saw this including our PE teacher,
I was passing a water bottle back to a friend that she’d forgot in the PE hall and this girl and her friend refused to move out of the way of the changing rooms, I’m a girl myself so she had no reason to do this and I asked twice politely for her to move, she did not. I then called my friend to come out to get her bottle and reached over the top of this girl to give it to her, and that’s when the horrid little ogre slapped me, her and her little mate run to head of years office but before the office there’s a staircase with a blind spot underneath it, they’d gone under there and this girl got her mate to hit her and make a red mark on her face before going to the head of year, I got there about ten minutes after them explained everything and got accused of lying until they had the camera evidence, and when they got the evidence that I’d not done anything wrong, they then said I was being antagonistic by reaching over her and she felt threatened and like she had to defend herself and still expelled me for a week.

This is just one of thousands of personal stories I have about this school, let alone close friends and their friends even.

Even a few teachers quit because of the conditions of that place, the good ones who didn’t deserve the treatment of some of the students and authoritative staff, it’s absolutely stunning to me how that place is even allowed to run and stay open. The conditions are horrendous for every student and staff member involved.

As I said the only good thing about that place is the chocolate cookies.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Nov 2, 2024
1.0

"Horrid school Queen Katherine Academy"

Racist Teachers, sexist teachers, the kids here made a hierarchy system, smart kids are bullied to hell and back, people are treated by religion here, plus the food is awful and teachers don't care about bullying, lunch table system is horrible, let's send this school out of business together. don't send your kids here it's like prison
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent May 10, 2024
1.0

"Awful and bullying"

This is the worse school I have come across, bullying is their hallmark, and when students report they do nothing about it, you will write report and they woll say we are investigating and thats the end of it but they make youthe student their target, give unnecessary behaviour points to students and very poor communication in the school, they have no regard for black parents, hatred and racism from teachers and students is their hallmark I will never recommend this school, especially black children.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 4/5
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Parent
Parent Feb 17, 2024
1.0

"do not sent ur children here."

This school is so terrible the teachers are so rude to students and have to respect since joining this school my mental health has decreased immensely
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Oct 9, 2023
1.0

"RUBBISH SCHOOL. TEACHERS DON'T CARE ABOUT STUDENTS"

The entire Year 7 my friend was bullied and then he got into fights. My friend was given 3-day isolation while the bullies got 10-minute detention during lunch. WHAT??? Yesterday, my friend got into a fight because a special needs kid was bullying him as my friend didn't have a phone. The special needs kid was given a talk while my friend got 1-day suspension. Also the teachers don't care about racism. We were reading a book and (I am a Pakistani) and it had the word 'paki' in it. This british kid said it and the teacher said nothing. Not even a "You should have the said the 'p-word' nothing. Also for PE we have to wear the school's trousers but there very expensive so I wore some plain black PE trousers. The teachers gave 30-min detention also a call home. Also some teachers are nice like my tutor but other teachers like the 2 teachers in the Year 8 office are so biased. Like once at the end of the day this kid who is supposedly kind told me to go back to my country and i told him to f*ck off. The teachers brought me in for a chat with the kid. The kid told him his side of his story and that was it they didnt even listen to my side. I got 1hr detention. This happened in Year 7. Also the teachers can't even pronounce bullying. They say ballying. This is coming from a student who has been there from 2022-???. NEVER BRING YOUR CHILDREN HERE.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 2/5
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Parent
Parent Jun 28, 2023
1.0

"Just get homeschooled "

I'm in maths rn and it's so boring man get me out of here
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Jun 5, 2023
2.0

"Queenka"

It used to be okay but now it sucks
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Jun 5, 2023
1.0

"Big bad"

No good very bad haha
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Mar 1, 2023
1.0

"bullying "

I tried to kms because of the bullying here and they have done nothing.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
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Parent
Parent Oct 6, 2022
1.0

"Worst school"

It's just a bad school, teachers couldn't care less about u at all.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 2/5
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Parent
Parent Sep 4, 2022
1.0

"FANNY"

MY DAUGHTER GOES TO THIS SCHOOL AND THE WAY SHE IS TREATED IS ATROCIOUS!! SHES BEEN DISRESPECTED MULTIPLE TIMES
DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Sep 1, 2022
5.0

"QKA Review"

To be honest, I don't have anything to complain about this school. The teachers (at least the ones I've been taught by) are polite, they are always trying to help their students and are attentive and polite. I also wished the PE lessons were more varied and not so forceful. A student gym would be wonderful! Other activities such as swimming (for example) would be great too.

Some of the lessons/subjects are really boring and not helpful at all. For example, Drama, it was a total waste of my time (due to student behaviour also). I also chose it to learn how to act, and actually learn about this area, but the lessons were so disapointing and lame!

I just wish some of the rules were banned as they do not help at all (useless) but only annoy students. Talking about students, some of them are annoying and disruptive, I also wish they would just get expelled already. Very disrecpetful.

They could also get better with their food - it's expensive for the quality of it. But I can see they're trying to get this right too, they're always trying to improve and create a better environment for students!

This is part of the reason that I chose to stay for Sixth Form this year (2022). I'm very excited to start this new phase of my life! I also love how they are always trying to explore diversity, and represent every culture.
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 3/5
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Parent
Parent Jul 20, 2022
1.0

"The worst school ever "

The worst school ever. Teachers discriminate and disrespect parents of the pupils that are from other countries. They ignore parents when they want to talk about their kids progress or problems, they are allowing cyber bullying, and moch more.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Nov 5, 2021
1.0

"Queen Katherine Bullying Problems"

My daughter has had problems with bullying at this school, it started with 2 girls now she has to deal with a group of girls.I have had a number of meetings with teachers. But the bullying is still allowed to go on. The school is more concerned with protecting the bullys than the victim. they have threatened and used violence and yet these children are allowed to remain at the school, even remain together in there groups at dinnertimes where they throw things call names. YES THIS IS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN AND IS STILL HAPPENING. These girls were bullying someone else before my daughter and now its my daughters turn. I have told the school my daughter is not going back until these children are dealt with. SO IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING SENDING YOUR CHILD TO QUEEN KATHERINE ACADEMY THINK TWICE!!!!!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Jul 5, 2021
5.0

"QKA School"

It is a great school with wonderful teachers. They care about students a lot and ate just amazing.
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
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Parent
Parent Jan 7, 2021
1.0

"Horrible school."

Absolutely shocking. Only decent things were the absolute legends who made teachers cry.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5

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