St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

Academy converterAll-throughAges 4–18MixedRoman CatholicSixth form

St Catherine's Road, Bournemouth, BH6 4AH

Headteacher · Mr Benedict Doyle

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,967Capacity 1,650

OfstedGoodInspected 19 September 2023

TrustSt Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy Trust

Free school meals14.2%

Good

Graded inspection on 19 September 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

52 of the 56 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered59

Applications155

First choice56

First-choice offers52

166 of the 180 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered184

Applications672

First choice180

First-choice offers166

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).