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St Peter's Catholic School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 62 62.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
62.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
77.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
34.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+1.13 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 63.6[6] 76.9%[6]
2023/24 63.6[4] 75.1%[4] +1.13[4]
2022/23 66.6[7] 77%[7] +1.45[7]
2021/22 68.1[8] 82%[8] +1.38[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
36.1% 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[9] 25.8%[9]
2022/23 B+[10] 28.4%[10]
2021/22 A-[11] 42.9%[11]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[12]
School sixth form
68% 2022/23[12]
Sixth-form college
18% 2022/23[12]
Further education college
10% 2022/23[12]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[12]
Employment
0% 2021/22[13]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[13] 64%[13] 26%[13] 4%[13] 0%[13] 0%[13]
2020/21 97%[14] 72%[14] 11%[14] 7%[14] 2%[14] 3%[14]
2019/20 97%[15] 66%[15] 16%[15] 11%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
88% 2022/23[16]
UK higher education
56% 2022/23[16]
Education
60% 2022/23[16]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[16]
Employment
24% 2022/23[16]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[17] 65%[17] 68%[17] 2%[17] 20%[17]
2020/21 91%[18] 64%[18] 71%[18] 1%[18] 19%[18]
2019/20 88%[19] 54%[19] 63%[19] 1%[19] 24%[19]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[20]
Top third of most selective universities
50% 2021/22[20]
Russell Group universities
40% 2019/20[21]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[21]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 84%[22] 48%[22]
2019/20 85%[21] 43%[21] 40%[21] 2%[21]
2018/19 78%[23] 38%[23] 32%[23] 0%[23]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
15 May 2024[24]
Type
S5 Inspection[24]
Report published
26 Jun 2024[24]
Personal development
Outstanding[24]
Quality of education
Outstanding[24]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[24]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[24]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[24]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[24]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[24]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.5 Entry Sept 2026[25]
Applications (any preference)
713 Entry Sept 2026[25]
First preferences
260 Entry Sept 2026[25]
Places offered
206 Entry Sept 2026[25]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[25]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 667[25] 285[25] 204[25] 3.3[25] 1.4[25]
Entry Sept 2024 642[25] 234[25] 206[25] 3.1[25] 1.1[25]
Entry Sept 2023 657[25] 265[25] 206[25] 3.2[25] 1.3[25]
Entry Sept 2022 669[25] 256[25] 202[25] 3.3[25] 1.3[25]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
210 Entry Sept 2027[26]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1050[1]
Trust
XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.st-petersschool.co.uk[1]
District
Guildford[27]
Postcode
GU1 2TN[1]
URN
147430[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1347 2024/25[28]
English as an additional language
9.2% 2024/25[28]
SEN support
18% 2024/25[28]
EHC plan
3.1% 2024/25[28]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
6.6% 2024/25[28]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
73.2%[29]
Mixed
7.9%[29]
Asian
11.9%[29]
Black
3.3%[29]
Any other ethnic group
2.4%[29]
Unclassified
1.2%[29]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
They have very high ambitions for all pupils’ academic success. These are evident in day-to-day lessons and reflected in very high achievement in examinations.[30]
Warmth
Pupils are very happy at the school, which lives out its stated values of ‘love, service, reflection, justice and courage’. Staff are caring and committed. They speak very warmly about the way they are cared for and supported[30]
Pastoral care
St Peter’s provides exceptional education, care and guidance from the time pupils start at the school to the end of the sixth form[30]
Behaviour
Pupils’ excellent behaviour makes a significant contribution to their learning. Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding[30]
Learning support
They typically use this extremely well to plan their teaching and to support pupils highly effectively.[30]
Enrichment
This is equally true of the rich range of clubs and activities offered, where the school supports disadvantaged pupils to attend.[30]
Pupil voice
Much is expected of them and the students rise to the challenge, working hard and setting an example for others.[30]
Independence
They can sustain focus where needed, take responsibility for completing work and show resilience when study is hard.[30]
Collaboration
pupils develop as kind people who respect and value each other’s differences.[30]
Structure
They attend very well, arrive on time to lessons and are ready to learn, so teachers can get on with their teaching.[30]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  24. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  25. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  26. st-petersschool.co.uk: st-petersschool.co.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for Year 7 intake in September 2027 is 210. (p. 2)
  27. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  28. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  29. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  30. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (12)
    Pupils are very happy at the school, which lives out its stated values of 'love, service, reflection, justice and courage'. Staff are caring and committed (p. 2)
    They speak very warmly about the way they are cared for and supported (p. 3)
    They have very high ambitions for all pupils' academic success. These are evident in day-to-day lessons and reflected in very high achievement in examinations (p. 2)
    St Peter's provides exceptional education, care and guidance from the time pupils start at the school to the end of the sixth form (p. 2)
    Pupils' excellent behaviour makes a significant contribution to their learning (p. 2)
    Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding (p. 1)
    They attend very well, arrive on time to lessons and are ready to learn, so teachers can get on with their teaching (p. 2)
    This is equally true of the rich range of clubs and activities offered, where the school supports disadvantaged pupils to attend (p. 3)
    Much is expected of them and the students rise to the challenge, working hard and setting an example for others (p. 2)
    They can sustain focus where needed, take responsibility for completing work and show resilience when study is hard (p. 2)
    pupils develop as kind people who respect and value each other's differences (p. 3)
    They typically use this extremely well to plan their teaching and to support pupils highly effectively (p. 2)