St Peter's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 18 2025 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
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 148094
- Address
- Whitefields Road, B91 3NZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1311 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 70.6%
Mixed 5.8%
Chinese 5.4%
Other White 4.9%
Irish 4.1%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.2%
Other 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.3
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.9
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| Economics | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Peter's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 263
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 48
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 116 110 |
| Year 8 | 229 114 115 |
| Year 9 | 209 100 109 |
| Year 10 | 207 104 103 |
| Year 11 | 204 105 99 |
| Year 12 | 105 39 66 |
| Year 13 | 131 63 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 38.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 29.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 14.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 68.0% 57.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 17.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 2.4% |