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St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Academy
St Catherine's Road, Bournemouth BH6 4AH · st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk · 01202 421141
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.13 mi
- 1.82 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 7.2 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,967
- 317 over 1,650 places · 119%
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 20.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 7.2” went to a home 1.13 mi (1.82 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 180 families put the school first and 184 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 184 | 180 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 171 | 179 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 199 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 198 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 174 | 231 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 7.2 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.13 mi1.82 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 46.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.7 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲108 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47 | 46 | ||
| ●46.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.8 | −1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 34.7 | +0.1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 2.5 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 students | C+ (33.7) | Above average +0.16 | |
| 135 students | C+ (33.6) | Above average +0.16 | |
| 43 students | Dist- (30.6) | Below average -0.28 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 150 | C+ (32) | -0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 156 | C+ (33.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 156 | B- (37.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 156 | C (31.6) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 160 | C (31.5) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 161 | C (30.6) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 166 | C- (28.2) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54.8 | +0.2 |
| Further and other education | 4.8 | +3 |
| Further education | 3.6 | +3 |
| Other education | 1.2 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 21.1 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (406 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 406
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 69 parents (17%) with SEND