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St Peter's Catholic College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Normanby Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough TS6 6SP · stpeters.npcat.org.uk · 01642 453462
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Redcar and Cleveland 44.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 572
- 32 over 540 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 55.7%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 70% 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 | 123 | 172 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 113 | 145 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 122 | 170 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 128 | 136 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 115 | 129 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.3, and 23.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 44.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼38.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.6 | −3 |
| Sixth form college | 11.5 | +4.8 |
| Further education | 67.8 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +4.7 |
Ofsted
St Peter's Catholic College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
9% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 9%
- Replies
- 11
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 91% who had a child bullied