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Arthur Mellows Village College

URN
136266
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Arthur Mellows Village College
URN
136266
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

61

Destinations

66

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#4 of 10 schools in Peterborough

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
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  • 7 alternative schools identified

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
16 June 2025
Inspection date
7 May 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 16 June 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 June 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

257

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

539

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

257

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.1×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Peterborough
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Peterborough)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.arthurmellows.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Peterborough to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

46.5

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

45.2%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

68.7%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

11.2%

EBacc achievement

Location

PE6 7JX - Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Contact details

Address
Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Postcode
PE6 7JX
Phone
1733252235
Website
www.arthurmellows.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Peterborough
Local authority code
874

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 202 schools in Peterborough.

Authority statistics

Total schools

202

Open schools

90

Closed schools

112

Primary schools

127

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 16 June 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 June 2025

  • Sixth form

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 June 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 June 20257 May 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 16 June 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      16 June 2025
      Inspected
      7 May 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    47.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 239

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    5.8%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    35.9

    Value added

    Value added

    0.00

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    13.3%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    90.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    3.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    2.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary127 (63.2%)
    • Secondary34 (16.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (19.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Arthur Mellows Village College0 mSecondaryClosed
    Peakirk-Cum-Glinton CofE Primary School457 mPrimaryClosed
    Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy457 mPrimaryOpen
    Northborough Primary School2.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Northborough Primary School2.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    William Law CofE (Aided) Primary School2.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    William Law CofE Primary School2.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Ken Stimpson Community School2.6 kmSecondaryClosed
    Ken Stimpson Academy2.6 kmSecondaryOpen
    Welbourne Primary Academy3.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Arthur Mellows Village College
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Peakirk-Cum-Glinton CofE Primary School
      Distance
      457 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
      Distance
      457 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Northborough Primary School
      Distance
      2.3 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Peterborough)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arthur Mellows Village CollegeSecondaryPE6 7JXClosed
    Bretton Woods Community SchoolSecondaryPE3 8DFClosed
    Bushfield Community CollegeSecondaryPE2 5RQClosed
    City of Peterborough AcademySecondaryPE1 5LQOpen
    Deacon's SchoolSecondaryPE1 2UWClosed
    • Arthur Mellows Village College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE6 7JX
      Status
      Closed
    • Bretton Woods Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE3 8DF
      Status
      Closed
    • Bushfield Community College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE2 5RQ
      Status
      Closed
    • City of Peterborough Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE1 5LQ
      Status
      Open
    • Deacon's School
    Northborough Primary School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • William Law CofE (Aided) Primary School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • William Law CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ken Stimpson Community School
    Distance
    2.6 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ken Stimpson Academy
    Distance
    2.6 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Welbourne Primary Academy
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    PE1 2UW
    Status
    Closed