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St Peter's Collegiate Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wolverhampton

Compton Park, Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU

Website 01902558600

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 25/03/2025

Application demand

94%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

17.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,329

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

1,326 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

94%

1st preference success rate

116 of 124 families who put it first got an offer

216

Places offered

556

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference124116● 94%
2nd preference13850● 36%
3rd preference12931● 24%
Later preferences (4th–5th)16518● 11%
Total55621539%

1st preference success by year

82%
2020
82%
2021
91%
2022
92%
2023
100%
2024
94%
2025

Wolverhampton lets families list 5 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jack Lees
Address
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Phone
01902558600
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Ward / constituency
Park · Wolverhampton West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
138852

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals38%——
English as additional language52%——
SEN support19%——
51% boys (676)49% girls (653)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THREE SPIRES TRUST

1,329 pupils · 1,326 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    25 March 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,124 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

6.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

17.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

12%
20/21
17%
21/22
17%
22/23
20%
23/24
17%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score46.9——
Progress 8 score-0.15—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths46%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths70%——
EBacc average point score4.01——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry26.08——

Average grade: C- (England B-)

GCSE results over time

50.2201949.8202247.2202346.9202444.82025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 844.846
Grade 5+ English & maths37.1%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths62.9%65%
Entering EBacc11.3%40%
EBacc average point score3.674.1
Pupils in cohort221—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-0.40
Other pupils
-0.02
Low prior attainers
+0.07
Middle prior attainers
-0.07
High prior attainers
-0.41
Girls
0.00
Boys
-0.30

A-level results over time

27.86201931.06202225.32202326.08202428.412025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry28.4135
Average gradeC—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)6.5%17%
A-level students102—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics22113%46%71%
English Language22114%50%68%
English Literature21912%50%72%
Religious Studies21623%51%63%
Combined Science1704%30%57%
History1113%25%34%
Geography1038%30%50%
Business858%27%46%
Biology5141%96%98%
Chemistry5026%88%98%
Computer Science506%20%28%
Physics4939%92%98%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Psychology330%12%27%
Biology284%18%46%
Chemistry230%9%26%
Mathematics225%27%45%
Sociology215%14%29%
Art and Design150%33%53%
Geography120%8%17%
Physics110%9%18%
Business Studies100%0%40%
English Language and Literature90%0%33%
Government and Politics80%0%38%
Physical Education / Sports Studies70%0%57%

Oxbridge

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Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 14911: St Peter's Collegiate Church of England School

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers0
Success rate—
Accepted offers0

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)60%——
Apprenticeships7%——
Any education or training66%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wolverhampton council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.