Sir Harry Smith Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Sir Harry Smith Community College is a secondary school in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 30 September 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Sir Harry Smith Community College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 4.431 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 7.781 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 3 earlier years.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 saw 190 first-choice applications for 206 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 16 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 40.6 (England 46).
- The school has 21.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.2 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 1XB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,084 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 30 September 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils say that lessons are calmer than they were.”
- “They are usually able to focus on their work.”
- “Most pupils treat each other with respect and want to do well.”
To improve
- “However, important knowledge, including in some topics relating to pupils’ personal development, is not always taught well enough.”
- “Pupils do not always learn the important knowledge that they need.”
- “Consequently, they do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 190 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 190 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Abbey College, Ramsey 7.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Neale-Wade Academy 8.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sawtry Village Academy 10.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Wisbech Academy 13.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas Clarkson Academy 13.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Peter's School 15.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Ivo Academy 15.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hinchingbrooke School 16.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published