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Peterhouse School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–19 · Non-maintained special school
Preston New Road, Churchtown, Southport PR9 8PA · peterhouseschool.com · 01704 506682
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 70
- 88% of 80 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.8%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162019/202022/23
| Left in 2022/23 | |
|---|---|
| Further education | 11.1 |
| Other education | 77.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Peterhouse School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 27
- 38% · 1 Apr 2024
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●81% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼44% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 74%
based on the 85% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 49%
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲81% agreeEngland 67%
based on 27 parents (100%) with SEND