St Peter's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 16 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 147430
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, GU1 2TN
- Website
- www.st-petersschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1349 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 11.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 57.2%
Other White 17.4%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Asian 4.3%
African 3.3%
Chinese 3%
Indian 2.4%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Irish 1.1%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 77%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 66.6
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.86
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 55 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
St Peter's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 183
- 3rd preference
- 144
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 95 116 |
| Year 8 | 212 117 95 |
| Year 9 | 210 116 94 |
| Year 10 | 211 115 96 |
| Year 11 | 209 112 97 |
| Year 12 | 157 76 81 |
| Year 13 | 139 59 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 72.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 24.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 40.0% 21.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 1.7% |