The Crypt SchoolSt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gloucester.

Summary of the comparison

The Crypt School and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre are secondary schools in Gloucester.

  • The Crypt School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Crypt School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Crypt School was judged Outstanding and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 72.7 for The Crypt School and 44.1 for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Crypt School (71.3 in 2021-22, 72.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (47.5 in 2021-22, 44.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Crypt School versus St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GloucesterThe Crypt SchoolGloucesterSt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking4th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure36th of 40 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,093 1,534
Capacity800 1,685
LocationGloucester, GL2 5AE Gloucester, GL4 0DD
GCSE results
Attainment 872.7 Stronger figure44.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths98.0% Stronger figure43.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths99.3% Stronger figure64.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc60.5% Stronger figure9.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.91 Stronger figure3.70 4.09
Cohort152 237
A-level results
A-level entries161 114
A-level average points40.2 Stronger figure26.5 35.0
A-level average gradeB C-
Best 3 A-levels points39.6 Stronger figure27.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects23.0% Stronger figure7.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,093 1,534
Free school meals (ever 6)3.4% 24.6%
English as an additional language17.7% 20.6%
SEN support8.1% 8.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.5% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure8.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% Stronger figure25.7% 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.

The Crypt School

St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

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