St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Catchment Area
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is an academy converter secondary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1534 pupils, and a capacity of 1685 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-18
Age range
1,534
Pupils
1,685
Capacity
91%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2022
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre?
The catchment area for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is the geographic zone Gloucestershire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Gloucestershire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is managed by Gloucestershire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Gloucestershire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Gloucestershire catchment area documents →St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: 1685 places, 91% filled: nearing capacity
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre has a published admission number of 1685 places. 1534 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 91%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1685, Gloucestershire's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 24.3% of pupils at St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Gloucestershire.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Gloucestershire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Gloucestershire Council school admissions (official) →
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: School Information
- Full address
- Stroud Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0DD
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 136982
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Gloucestershire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
What is the catchment area for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre? ▾
The catchment area for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is the geographic zone Gloucestershire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Gloucestershire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre oversubscribed? ▾
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is operating close to its capacity of 1685 places (91% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre? ▾
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Gloucestershire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre cover? ▾
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre? ▾
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre was rated Good by Ofsted in 2022. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.