St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolAvonbourne Boys' Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bournemouth.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School and Avonbourne Boys' Academy in Bournemouth.
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Avonbourne Boys' Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School was judged Good and Avonbourne Boys' Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School and 47.3 for Avonbourne Boys' Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School (50.9 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Avonbourne Boys' Academy (47.1 in 2021-22, 47.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BournemouthSt Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | BournemouthAvonbourne Boys' Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 7th of 24 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | All-through | Secondary | |
| Age range | 4-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,967 | 846 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 900 | |
| Location | Bournemouth, BH6 4AH | Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.0 | 47.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.9% | 58.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.4% | 75.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.4% | 47.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.38 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 239 | 162 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 68.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 11.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 135 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 33.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,943 | 840 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.6% | 27.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.6% | 31.5% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 20.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 18.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
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