St Peter's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 15 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
- 1347 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 55.8%
Other White 17.4%
Mixed 7.2%
Chinese 4.3%
Other Asian 4.2%
African 3.4%
Other 2.2%
Indian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.5%
Irish 1.1%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 76%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.4
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.46
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 53 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 69 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
St Peter's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 285
- 2nd preference
- 201
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 90 120 |
| Year 8 | 210 93 117 |
| Year 9 | 210 116 94 |
| Year 10 | 210 116 94 |
| Year 11 | 212 114 98 |
| Year 12 | 142 80 62 |
| Year 13 | 153 74 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 64.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 50.0% 24.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 2.4% |