Academy · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
- All-through
- Ages 4–18
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 180 families put this school as their first choice, and 184 places were offered. 166 of the families who put it first got a place (92%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 184 | 180 | 92% |
| September 2025 | 171 | 179 | 91% |
| September 2024 | 175 | 199 | 80% |
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 56 families put this school as their first choice, and 59 places were offered. 52 of the families who put it first got a place (93%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 59 | 56 | 93% |
| September 2025 | 59 | 52 | 90% |
| September 2024 | 59 | 66 | 86% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 19 September 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Pupils
- 1967 (capacity 1650)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Academy trust
- ST PETER'S CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01202421141
- Address
- St Catherine's Road, Bournemouth, BH6 4AH
- Website
- st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.