# Thomas Deacon Academy — Peterborough, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** K12
- **Parent rating:** 1.5/5 from 20 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Queen's Gardens
- **Phone:** +0152-0153
- **Website:** http://www.thomasdeaconacademy.co.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/peterborough/thomas-deacon-academy-11600

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Sep 2019
- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Sep 2019
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Sep 2019
- **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Sep 2019
- **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Sep 2019

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — HORRIBLE SCHOOL: As a student at TDA Peterborough, I feel increasingly frustrated by the way the school is run and how students are treated. There are several issues that need serious attention: Excessive Detentions: The school enforces harsh punishments for minor infractions. A 90-minute detention for being just one minute late is not only unreasonable—it’s a waste of time and energy. These policies feel more like control tactics than genuine efforts to improve student behavior. Inconsistent Treatment: Many stu… *(Nov 2025)*
- **1/5** — Absolutely sh!t!: This school is terrible…. The lunch tastes like worms, the teachers don’t give 2 flying fucks about anything……. I got a 90 for sneezing… *(Oct 2025)*
- **3/5** — YEAR 10 AND 11 CAMPING THE TOILETS: It's allright but why do year 10 and 11 have to camp the toilets *(Jun 2025)*
- **3/5** — adonde fuiste de vacaciones?: its like a movie... but in 3d...? *(Apr 2025)*
- **2/5** — How does this already suck?: I'm a new Y7 and it has only took 5 months and I already want to waterboard myself in the boy's bathroom. Some of the teachers here are wonderful people but the other 50 percent are not and really make you feel small and pathetic. Evidence? Well, I was really into learning French when I got here. Not any more. All the teachers will act all confused and make you look stupid for getting a minor question wrong. Screw French now I'm learning Latin. And for the love of God don't get me started on the… *(Mar 2025)*
- **1/5** — Worst school ever: This school is the worst school I have ever encountered the school locks the bathroom not allowing children to enter the bathroom children getting bullied teachers doing absolutely nothing fight outside of school children getting threatened by other students when inspectors come around teacher are on there best behaviour the head of years don’t believe children nor help them with situations the food absolutely disgusting if your lunch is last you don’t get as much food the food price’s absolutel… *(Dec 2023)*
- **2/5** — Fuck this school: When I went to the toilet a girl and a girl were vaping and were fighting I do not recommend this school horrible school and staff *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — shit school strikes again: worst schol ever you have no break its like hell but in school version my primary school was better *(Jun 2023)*
- **1/5** — bad school dont go: very bad please dont go here the teachers dont even know how to teach and the punishments are so harsh *(May 2023)*
- **1/5** — DONT GO PLEASE: Honestly this school sucks, dont go to tda. We have 3+ fights every single day, the corridors are always crowded and if u dont get to lesson within 5 minutes they give you a 30 MINUTE DETENTION. We get around 10+ homeworks which are normally expected to be given in within a few days, and if we fail to do 1 homework ( even if it was due to mental health they expect u to do ur homework ) they give us a 30 MINUTE DETENTION. Crazy school, dont send your children here please *(May 2023)*

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