St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
St Catherine's Road, Bournemouth, BH6 4AH
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST PETER'S CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Benedict Doyle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,967
- URN
- 137349
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202421141
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is a Roman Catholic all-through academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,967 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 72% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 240 | 239 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | 49.0 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.18 to +0.19 | +0.15 -0.04 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 53.6% | 46.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 74.9% | 67.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 26.4% | 23.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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 Catholic Comprehensive 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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.4 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,952 |
| 2023/24 | 1,927 |
| 2024/25 | 1,943 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School compares
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School ranked 12th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 7.4% | 13.6% | 1,967 | — |
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | — | 6.9% | 25.8% | 1,006 | 3.3 miles |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary School | — | 3.9% | 5.5% | 435 | 0.6 miles |
| Twynham School | 53.5 | 8% | 18.4% | 1,651 | 0.8 miles |
| Futures Autism Unlimited | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| The Priory Church of England Primary School | — | 6.4% | 10.3% | 198 | 0.9 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)
- 13.57%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 22.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth3.3 miles
All-through · Bournemouth
-
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
-
Twynham School0.8 miles
Secondary · Christchurch
-
Futures Autism Unlimited0.9 miles
Other types · Christchurch
-
The Priory Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Christchurch
Other schools in Bournemouth
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School ranks 12th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Bournemouth, and St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Bournemouth.
- Livingstone Academy Bournemouth All-through
- Avonwood Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Elm Academy Primary
- Heathlands Primary Academy Primary
- Hill View Primary Academy Primary
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth Primary
- King's Park Academy Primary
- Kingsleigh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is Mr Benedict Doyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive 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 big is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School?
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School has 1,967 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School full?
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,967 on roll (119%), 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 Catholic Comprehensive School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School a selective school?
- No. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School?
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is part of ST PETER'S CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 Catholic Comprehensive School rank locally?
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School ranked 12th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% 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 Catholic Comprehensive School's absence rate?
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive 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 1 July 2026.