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St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton WV3 9DU · stpetersacademy.org.uk · 01902 558600
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,329
- 3 over 1,326 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
- First language not English
- 49.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Three Spires Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 100% 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 | 206 | 101 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 216 | 124 | 0.6 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 217 | 111 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 215 | 131 | 0.6 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 216 | 136 | 0.6 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 37.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●62.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.67 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 59.3 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 4.6 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 27.8 | −0.4 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 102 students | C (28.6) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 51 students | Merit+ (27.9) | Above average +0.23 | |
| 6 students | Dist*- (41.7) | Well above average +1.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 113 | C- (26.1) | -0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | C- (25.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 99 | C- (27.9) | -0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 94 | D+ (24.5) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 118 | C (30.1) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 107 | C- (27.2) | -0.22 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.1 | +8.3 |
| Further and other education | 3.5 | −3.1 |
| Further education | 2.8 | −0.9 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −4.4 |
| Employment | 7.1 | −7.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.8 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | +5.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Peter's Collegiate Academy on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Not met
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 80
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (28%) with SEND