St Peter's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 148094
- Address
- Whitefields Road, B91 3NZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1315 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 71.3%
Irish 5.3%
Mixed 5.2%
Chinese 4.6%
Other White 4.4%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 84%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.8
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.08
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
St Peter's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 150
- From another Local Authority
- 281
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 114 116 |
| Year 8 | 207 101 106 |
| Year 9 | 209 108 101 |
| Year 10 | 208 108 100 |
| Year 11 | 208 94 114 |
| Year 12 | 135 65 70 |
| Year 13 | 118 58 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 32.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 15.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 62.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 15.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 14.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.4% 1.7% |