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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Stroud Road, Tuffley, Gloucester GL4 0DD · stpetershighschool.org.uk · 01452 520594
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,545
- 92% of 1,685 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 297 families put the school first and 230 places were offered; 71% 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 | 230 | 297 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 226 | 276 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 226 | 250 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 228 | 249 | 1.1▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 226 | 254 | 1.1▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.1, and 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼43.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.5 | −2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 30.7 | +7.5 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 students | C- (26.5) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 118 students | C- (26.4) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 104 students | Merit (24.7) | Below average -0.49 | |
| 13 students | Merit (24.2) | Average -0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 123 | C- (27.2) | -0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 111 | C (28.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 116 | C (30.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 154 | C- (28.1) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 178 | C- (27.8) | -0.32 |
| 2016/17 | 226 | C- (26.8) | -0.40 |
| 2015/16 | 150 | C (28.4) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.4 | +8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 35.2 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.7 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Positive
- 69%
- Replies
- 96
- 6% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 25 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 32 parents (33%) with SEND