The Peterborough School
Other independent school in Peterborough (Peterborough).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Peterborough School is a member of the Woodard group of schools, which is the largest collection of Church of England schools in England and Wales and one of the principal educational charities in the UK. Founded in 1895, and formerly known as Westwood House and Peterborough High School, it is a day school educating young people in a caring community.
The campus is situated in 11 acres of beautiful grounds close to the city centre and pupils, staff and parents enjoy its safe environment. Since September 2010 boys have been admitted into the Senior School and Sixth Form, as well as the Preparatory School, making us fully co-educational.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Carnegie Centre of ExcellenceRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 110910
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1942
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record