SCHOOL PROFILE

St Peter's Catholic School

Secondary Academy converter URN 148094
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,253 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Solihull
Trust OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,306 1,306 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 646 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 660 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.2%
8.6 pts below England
School 16.2%
Solihull 24.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.2%
8.1 pts below England
School 12.2%
Solihull 13.7%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Solihull 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.2%
891
Chinese
6.3%
82
Any other White background
5.1%
66
Unclassified
3.4%
45
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
37
Indian
2.7%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.2% 198 of 1,306 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Solihull 21.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 178 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 53
Autistic spectrum disorder 52
Specific learning difficulty 51
Moderate learning difficulty 28
Speech, language & communication 6
Other difficulty or disability 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

53.4 14.2 pts above England
School 53.4
Solihull 44.3
West Midlands 38.3
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 59.3% England 36.0% 23.3 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 77.9% England 51.4% 26.5 pts above England
EBacc entry 68.6% England 30.6% 38.0 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.91 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.32 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.40 pts higher than England
School 7.61%
Solihull 6.93%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.69 pts higher than England
School 21.51%
Solihull 17.64%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.21%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.40 pts higher than England
School 2.21%
Solihull 2.39%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

104.2% 11.9 pts above England
St Peter's Catholic School
104.2%
Solihull
90.2%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information