St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Unique reference
137349
Address
St Catherine's Road, BH6 4AH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1927 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
21.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.5%
Other White 20%
Mixed 9.8%
Other Asian 3.2%
African 2.3%
Other 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Irish 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsBelow average-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award10
Art & DesignGCSE26
BiologyGCSE60
Business Studies:SingleGCSE84
ChemistryGCSE60
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE21
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE30
Design & TechnologyGCSE66
DanceGCSE10
English LanguageGCSE239
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
66
2nd preference
55
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
60
33
27
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
61
27
34
Year 4
61
35
26
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
61
34
27
Year 7
240
112
128
Year 8
240
119
121
Year 9
240
122
118
Year 10
236
130
106
Year 11
240
120
120
Year 12
153
66
87
Year 13
155
68
87
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
86.6%
86.5%
Further education
35.0%
35.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
55.0%
49.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
79.0%
63.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
24.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
23.0%
20.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.3%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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