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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Highfield Road, Widnes WA8 7DW · saintspeterandpaul.halton.sch.uk · 0151 424 2139
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Halton 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,337
- 80% of 1,677 places
- Local authority
- Halton
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 247 families put the school first and 271 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 271 | 247 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 257 | 239 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 276 | 219 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 257 | 187 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 249 | 160 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.4, and 33% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Halton it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (27.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 82.6 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 students | C- (27.9) | Average -0.18 | |
| 34 students | C- (28.2) | Average -0.18 | |
| 38 students | Dist (36.7) | Above average +0.39 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 53 | C- (26.6) | -0.73 |
| 2016/17 | 66 | C (30.2) | -0.30 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | C (30) | -0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 36 | −14 |
| Further education | 3 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −7 |
| Employment | 45 | +19 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | 0 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 89
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (13%) with SEND