OFSTED
19 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust
ST PETER'S CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,967
1,967 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
961
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
1,006
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
below England
School
13.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
19.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.4 pts
above England
School
20.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.9%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
4.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
59.0%
1,161
Any other White background
18.5%
363
African
3.6%
71
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
63
Any other Asian background
3.0%
59
White and Asian
2.9%
57
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.6%
386 of
1,967 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.15 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.20 pts
higher than
England
School
7.42%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
6.58%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.26 pts
higher than
England
School
22.08%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.30%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.93%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.12 pts
higher than
England
School
1.93%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2.12%
South West
1.90%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
119.2%
28.1 pts
above England
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
119.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
92.9%
South West
82.1%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.