St Peter's Church of England Aided School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Apr 23 2025 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 113553
- Address
- Quarry Lane, Heavitree, EX2 5AP
- Website
- https://www.spexe.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1305 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 76.2%
Other White 8%
Indian 5%
Mixed 4.9%
Other 1.9%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.37
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 253 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 252 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 263 |
Admissions
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 303
- 2nd preference
- 184
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 263 125 138 |
| Year 8 | 261 129 132 |
| Year 9 | 262 129 133 |
| Year 10 | 256 133 123 |
| Year 11 | 263 127 136 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 86.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |