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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
St Peter's Catholic High School
Secondary
Roman Catholic
Howards Lane Orrell, Wigan, WN58NU
019 4274 7693


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1014

St Peter's Catholic High School is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1025. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 27 Feb 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
515 boys and 499 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
15.1
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
5.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
4.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
6.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9%
EHC PLAN
1.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
50.5
Local Authority
45.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
50%
Local Authority
40%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 36% 25% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.37 3.81 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

27 Feb 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 492
Of which first preference applications 235
Of which second preference applications 126
Of which third preference applications 131
Total offers made 202
Of which first preference offers 202
Of which second preference offers 0
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
97%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 83% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 12% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 3% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£160,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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