St Peter's RC High School
Voluntary aided secondary school (Manchester).
Attainment 8
50.7
▲ 4.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
50%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
94.4%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.3
▼ 1.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
47.7%
▲ 20pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.2%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
101%
1,013 / 1,000 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jul 2026
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Peter's RC High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,035 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,000. The school is led by Mr S Gabriel.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 131880
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1999
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Cathy Fitzwilliam-Pipe | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Clare Vincent | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Danny Gibson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Abdi Mohamed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Humphrey Lau | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sylvester Njoku | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Joel Yeboah | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catherine Marks | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Nike Badmus | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Barbara Porter | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julie Welsby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| Ms Daphne Machingura Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Rachel McElhone Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record