St Peter's Catholic School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Solihull, B91 3NZ
- Distance
- 4.1km away
Arden
Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0PT
Local ranking2nd of 15 secondary schools in Solihull
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1490
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 June 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 59.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 71.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 85.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 300
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 22.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
39.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
145
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 40.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 307
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1817
- Boys
- 937 (52%)
- Girls
- 875 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1490 (122% full)
- SEND
- 17.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.6%
- EAL
- 8.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 16.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 104.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,336/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.3%
- Asian Indian: 6.3%
- Asian Chinese: 4.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.5%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
73.3%
White British
6.3%
Asian Indian
4.4%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Station Road
Solihull, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 136333
- UKPRN
- 10031562
- Establishment No.
- 4017
- Trust
- ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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