What is St Peter's Catholic High School's Ofsted rating?

St Peter's Catholic High School received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2024 inspection.

What are St Peter's Catholic High School's latest exam results?

St Peter's Catholic High School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 51.0. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is St Peter's Catholic High School located?

St Peter's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Wigan, Wigan (WN5 8NU).

How many pupils attend St Peter's Catholic High School?

St Peter's Catholic High School has around 1,033 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare St Peter's Catholic High School with other schools?

View St Peter's Catholic High School's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Wigan.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

St Peter's Catholic High School

Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NU

Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

Mar 2024

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

51.0school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

51.0

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

25.5%

Basics 9-5

50.7%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

51.0

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	51.4	46.4
2023/24	51.6	46.4
2024/25	51.0	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.25	0.00
2023/24	-0.12	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

23.2%

EBacc APS

4.33

EBacc 9-5

14.5%

EBacc 9-4

20.3%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

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0.78 km away · Academy sponsor led

Requires improvement

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1.43 km away · Further education

Up Holland High School

1.83 km away · Academy converter

Good

Winstanley College

1.96 km away · Further education

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