St Peter's Catholic School | Secondary with sixth form in Guildford | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Peter's Catholic School

SecondaryPost 16

Guildford · Guildford · GU1 2TN www.st-petersschool.co.uk

Pupils
1,360
cap. 1,050
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
15 May 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
5 Oct 2019
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 47,130 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 4 (Catholic children not at named feeders)

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Surrey allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Guildford. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
92%
+4pp
LA
74%
England
66%
95%92%88%
'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
77%
+2pp
LA
55%
England
46%
82%79%75%
'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
63.6
0
LA
51.4
England
46.8
68.165.863.6
'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
29%
-5pp
LA
44%
England
41%
38%34%29%
'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
11.6
0
LA
9.5
England
7.7
12.412.011.6
'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+1.13
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS
42.8
+1.2
LA
35.6
England
32.4
47.744.741.7
'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.03
0
LA
+0.04
0.00.00.0
'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
36%
+10pp
LA
18%
England
14%
43%34%26%
'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B+
0
AA-B+
'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.03
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

Education97%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

88%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education60%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment24%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,347
cap. 1,050
1,3491,3201,291
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
LA AVG 17.75:1
17.417.016.6
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
9%
LA AVG 13.22%
13%11%9%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
7%
LA AVG 16.89%
7%6%5%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
21%
LA AVG 17.9%
21%15%10%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
8%
England
9%
5%4%4%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
10%
LA
20%
England
24%
11%9%8%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressHorseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford, GU1 2TN
Telephone01483534654
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£7656 spend / pupil£7809 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2019 (was URN 125276)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2592%77%63.6Not applicable29%11.6212
2023/2489%75%63.6+1.1334%11.6209
2022/2388%77%66.6+1.4538%12.2208
2021/2295%82%68.1+1.3838%12.4208
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2550%
2023/2446%
2022/2347%
2021/2250%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2542.8B++0.0336%161
2023/2441.7B++0.0426%142
2022/2342.0B+28%140
2021/2247.7A-43%124

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,34716.621%9%7%5%10%
2023/241,34917.416%11%6%5%10%
2022/231,32916.815%9%7%5%11%
2021/221,30816.810%12%7%4%8%
2020/211,29117.410%12%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.