Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 2022 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
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 111457
- Address
- Highfield Road, WA8 7DW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1302 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 84.3%
Unclassified 5.2%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.2%
Other 1.3%
African 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 42 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 212 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 200 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 295
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 280 143 137 |
| Year 8 | 279 165 114 |
| Year 9 | 268 142 126 |
| Year 10 | 258 124 134 |
| Year 11 | 217 85 132 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 83.0% 69.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 9.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.1% 3.0% |