St Peter's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106537
- Address
- Howards Lane, Orrell, WN5 8NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1033 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 90.4%
Other White 2.6%
Indian 2.1%
Mixed 1.3%
African 1.2%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.33
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 203 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 202 |
Admissions
St Peter's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 255
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 98
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 50
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 93 111 |
| Year 8 | 209 105 104 |
| Year 9 | 208 104 104 |
| Year 10 | 205 96 109 |
| Year 11 | 207 98 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 68.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |