St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THREE SPIRES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jack Lees
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Sponsor
- Three Spires Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,326
- Pupils on roll
- 1,329
- URN
- 138852
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558600
About this school
St Peter's Collegiate Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,329 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Collegiate Academy, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 210 | 216 | 221 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 46.9 | 44.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 -0.33 to +0.06 | -0.15 -0.35 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 46.3% | 37.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 69.9% | 62.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 18.5% | 11.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
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 Collegiate Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.8 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,341 |
| 2023/24 | 1,356 |
| 2024/25 | 1,306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Collegiate Academy compares
St Peter's Collegiate Academy ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.8 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 1,329 | — |
| St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 50.2 | 4.5% | 45.1% | 1,171 | 0.2 miles |
| Wolverhampton Girls' High School | 75.4 | 4.6% | 15.6% | 1,211 | 0.4 miles |
| Smestow Academy | 42.6 | 8.3% | 54.8% | 589 | 1.0 miles |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | 36.5 | 7.3% | 53.9% | 798 | 1.1 miles |
| Highfields School | 51.7 | 6.6% | 32.2% | 1,765 | 1.6 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)
- 37.16%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edmund's Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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Wolverhampton Girls' High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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Smestow Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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St Regis Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
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Highfields School1.6 miles
Secondary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
St Peter's Collegiate Academy ranks 9th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Aldersley High School Secondary
- Codsall Community High School Secondary
- Colton Hills Community School Secondary
- Coppice Performing Arts School Secondary
- Heath Park Secondary
- Highfields School Secondary
- Moreton School Secondary
- Ormiston NEW Academy Secondary
- Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Secondary
- Smestow Academy Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Matthias School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's Collegiate Academy teach?
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the principal of St Peter's Collegiate Academy?
- The principal of St Peter's Collegiate Academy is Mr Jack Lees, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's Collegiate Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Collegiate Academy, 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 Collegiate Academy?
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy has 1,329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Peter's Collegiate Academy full?
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy has capacity for 1,326 pupils and 1,329 on roll (100%), 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 Collegiate Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Collegiate Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Is St Peter's Collegiate Academy a selective school?
- No. St Peter's Collegiate Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Peter's Collegiate Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy is part of THREE SPIRES 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 Collegiate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 44.8 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 Collegiate Academy compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Wolverhampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 Collegiate Academy's absence rate?
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Collegiate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Collegiate Academy'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.