St Peter's Catholic College
Normanby Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Garthwaite
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 572
- URN
- 140751
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642453462
About this school
St Peter's Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 572 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic College, 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 98 | 87 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 | 42.1 | 34.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.60 -0.88 to -0.32 | -0.46 -0.76 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 42.5% | 23.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 60.9% | 38% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 25.3% | 25% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
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 College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.3 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 543 |
| 2023/24 | 555 |
| 2024/25 | 574 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic College compares
St Peter's Catholic College ranked 10th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.3 | 9% | 55.2% | 572 | — |
| Outwood Academy Normanby | 35.4 | 12.2% | 53.2% | 787 | 0.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy Ormesby | 33.1 | 15.3% | 65% | 698 | 1.4 miles |
| Lift Unity City | 34.2 | 13.8% | 72.5% | 1,033 | 1.7 miles |
| Outwood Academy Riverside | 43.2 | 7.5% | 64.5% | 745 | 2.3 miles |
| Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form | 47 | 11% | 23.6% | 1,321 | 3.0 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)
- 55.23%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.04%
- Persistent absence
- 28.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Normanby0.6 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Ormesby1.4 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Lift Unity City1.7 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Riverside2.3 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form3.0 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
St Peter's Catholic College ranks 9th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Acklam Grange School Secondary
- Lift Unity City Secondary
- Macmillan Academy Secondary
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Outwood Academy Acklam Secondary
- Outwood Academy Normanby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Ormesby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Riverside Secondary
- The King's Academy Secondary
- Trinity Catholic College Secondary
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's Catholic College teach?
- St Peter's Catholic College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Catholic College?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Catholic College is Mrs Stephanie Garthwaite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic College, 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 Catholic College?
- St Peter's Catholic College has 572 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Peter's Catholic College full?
- St Peter's Catholic College has capacity for 540 pupils and 572 on roll (106%), 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 College a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Catholic College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Is St Peter's Catholic College a selective school?
- No. St Peter's Catholic College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Peter's Catholic College part of an academy trust?
- St Peter's Catholic College is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC 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 College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.8 in 2022/23 and 34.3 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 College compare with other schools in Redcar and Cleveland?
- St Peter's Catholic College ranked 10th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% 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 College's absence rate?
- St Peter's Catholic College's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic College'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.