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St Peter's Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Whitefields Road, Solihull B91 3NZ · st-peters.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 705 3988
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.62 mi
- 4.22 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Other Baptised Catholic children · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,306
- 53 over 1,253 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Other Baptised Catholic children” went to a home 2.62 mi (4.22 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 3.40 mi (5.47 km). Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 237 families put the school first and 198 places were offered; 79% 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 | 198 | 237 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 223 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 228 | 1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 196 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 192 | 1 | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Other Baptised Catholic children | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.62 mi4.22 km | |
| September 2025 | 3.40 mi5.47 km | |
| September 2024 | 3.99 mi6.42 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.4, and 59.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Solihull it was 47, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.91 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104119)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 51.4 | −4.7 |
| Sixth form college | 6.3 | 0 |
| Further education | 29.3 | +8.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 students | C+ (34.3) | Average -0.07 | |
| 119 students | C+ (34.2) | Average -0.08 | |
| 44 students | Dist- (31.6) | Above average +0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 118 | B- (37.5) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 108 | B- (37.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | B (41.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 112 | B- (35.5) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 125 | C+ (32) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 140 | C (30.4) | -0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 125 | C (31.5) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66.9 | +11.1 |
| Further education | 0.9 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 19 | −9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Peter's Catholic School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104119), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104119)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104119)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (193 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 193
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (20%) with SEND