St Peter's RC High School
Kirkmanshulme Lane, M12 4WB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Gabriel
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,013
- URN
- 131880
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612481550
About this school
St Peter's RC High School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,013 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's RC High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 199 | 205 | 217 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 51.6 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.08 to +0.32 | +0.57 +0.37 to +0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 51.2% | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 75.6% | 67.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 45.4% | 44.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter's RC High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.1 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.6 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 1,040 |
| 2024/25 | 1,035 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's RC High School compares
St Peter's RC High School ranked 15th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.4 | 5.6% | 51.5% | 1,013 | — |
| Co-op Academy Belle Vue | — | 6.5% | 62.3% | 946 | 0.3 miles |
| Dean Trust Ardwick | 46.6 | 6.8% | 59.3% | 1,329 | 0.7 miles |
| Cedar Mount Academy | 37.2 | 9.4% | 61.5% | 724 | 0.9 miles |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | 46.1 | 7% | 53% | 1,049 | 1.0 miles |
| The East Manchester Academy | 41.9 | 7.8% | 61.4% | 1,035 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.5%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Belle Vue0.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Dean Trust Ardwick0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Cedar Mount Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Gorton
-
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central1.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The East Manchester Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's RC High School teach?
- St Peter's RC High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's RC High School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's RC High School is Mr Stephen Gabriel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's RC High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's RC High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Peter's RC High School?
- St Peter's RC High School has 1,013 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Peter's RC High School full?
- St Peter's RC High School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 1,013 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Peter's RC High School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's RC High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Is St Peter's RC High School a selective school?
- No. St Peter's RC High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does St Peter's RC High School have?
- The schools register lists St Peter's RC High School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Peter's RC High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's RC High School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- St Peter's RC High School ranked 15th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's RC High School's absence rate?
- St Peter's RC High School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's RC High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's RC High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.