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Sense College

Special · ages 16-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionPeterborough
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Sense College is a special post 16 institution in Peterborough for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.

50 Forder Way, Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8JB01733 425053sense.org.uk/our-services/education-and-work/sense-collegeMrs Jenny Wheatcroft principalAll details

Ofsted

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Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Peterborough council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Places180
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficulties.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Peterborough with multi-sensory impairment provision.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m22112 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people18% higher than the England average

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hampton Lakes Primary SchoolFree school860 m417Good 202462Compare
Leighton Primary and PreschoolCouncil920 m298Good 202434Compare
Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolFree school980 m1,310Report card 202664Compare
Hampton CollegeAcademy0.6 miles1,608Good 202335Compare
Hampton Hargate Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles641No overall grade 202593Compare
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary SchoolCatholic0.9 miles415No overall grade 202586Compare
Hampton Vale Primary AcademyAcademy1.0 miles702Good 202378Compare
Braybrook Primary AcademyAcademy1.0 miles206Good 202343Compare
All schools in PeterboroughBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Sense College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sense College yet.

How many pupils does Sense College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

Does Sense College have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
50 Forder Way, Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8JB
Telephone
01733 425053
Website
www.sense.org.uk/our-services/education-and-work/sense-college
Principal
Mrs Jenny Wheatcroft
Type of school
Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase
Special school, ages 16-25
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Peterborough
Ward
Hargate and Hempsted
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
20 June 2006 (new provision)
URN
132011 · LAESTAB 8747904 · UKPRN 10005748
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from