St Peter's Collegiate AcademyHighfields School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wolverhampton.
Summary of the comparison
St Peter's Collegiate Academy and Highfields School are secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
St Peter's Collegiate Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highfields School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Highfields School is ahead on our composite score.
St Peter's Collegiate Academy was judged the expected standard and Highfields School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.8 for St Peter's Collegiate Academy and 51.7 for Highfields School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Peter's Collegiate Academy (49.8 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Highfields School (51.8 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WolverhamptonSt Peter's Collegiate Academy | WolverhamptonHighfields School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 20 in Wolverhampton | 5th of 20 in Wolverhampton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,306 | 1,781 | |
| Capacity | 1,326 | 1,791 | |
| Location | Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU | Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 51.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.1% | 59.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.9% | 80.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.3% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 4.09 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 221 | 276 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 102 | 184 | |
| A-level average points | 28.4 | 31.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 30.6 | 32.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.5% | 17.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,306 | 1,781 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.2% | 32.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 50.7% | 15.0% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 17.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% | 6.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.4% | 17.2% 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
A-level average points
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 Collegiate Academy
Highfields School
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