Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School, Widnes

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

Highfield Road, Widnes WA8 7DW

https://www.saintspeterandpaul.halton.sch.uk:443/

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Halton). It has about 1,280 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In July 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Wade Deacon High School
0.8		Ormiston Chadwick Academy
2.4		Rainhill High School
2.9		The Grange School
3.3		The Heath School
3.5		Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
3.7		Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
3.7		The Sutton Academy
3.7		Great Sankey High School
3.9		Penketh High School
4.1		Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
4.2		Halewood Academy

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

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