Voluntary aided school · Wigan
St Peter's Catholic High School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Roman Catholic
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Wigan 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.
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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.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 238 families put this school as their first choice, and 199 places were offered. 198 of the families who put it first got a place (83%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 199 | 238 | 83% |
| September 2025 | 191 | 255 | 74% |
| September 2024 | 202 | 219 | 90% |
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.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 5 March 2024. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1026 (capacity 1040)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Phone
- 01942747693
- Address
- Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NU
- Website
- saintpetershigh.wigan.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.