The school continues to be good - OFSTED

You have a committed, enthusiastic and talented team in place to continue to take the school forward - OFSTED

You, your leadership team and the governors have worked hard to create a school where pupils achieve as best they can and leave the school with strong outcomes, regardless of their ability or their background - OFSTED

Staff are overwhemlmingly positive in support of the school and your leadership - OFSTED

Teaching is good overall and promotes pupils’ good progress - OFSTED

In 2016, the school’s Progress 8 score, the new government measure by which secondary school achievement is judged, was significantly above national averages - OFSTED

. . . teachers have high expectations of what pupils should achieve. Pupils respond well to this challenge, often showing high-level thinking themselves - OFSTED

Staff quickly identify where pupils are underachieving and take concerted action to address this - OFSTED

Pupils appreciate the culture of high aspiration that pervades the school and thrive in the orderly and purposeful learning environment - OFSTED

Pupils behaviour is good, both in lessons and around the school - OFSTED

Your pupils are well mannered . . . They wear their uniform smartly and take pride in their work - OFSTED

Pupils attendance is above national averages. This reflects how well the school cares for its pupils and how much they value what it does for them - OFSTED

The school is a harmonious community where pupils from many widely differing backgrounds get on well together - OFSTED

Safeguarding is effective . . .the school has a strong culture of safeguarding and vigilance - OFSTED

Pupils know how to keep themselves safe on the internet and when using social media - OFSTED

Governors know the school and its strengths and weaknesses well . . . Governors are experienced and committed and bring a wide range of skills to the governing body - OFSTED

St Peter's is a good school - OFSTED

The vast majority of students make good progress and achieve well. They are well prepared for future success - OFSTED

Teaching is usually good with some that is outstanding - OFSTED

Students generally behave well in lessons and around school. They develop more mature and positive attitudes to learning as they move up through the school - OFSTED

Students feel very safe in school and are proud to be members of its community - OFSTED

Students' relationships with each other and with the adults working with them are strong and respectful - OFSTED

Leaders and managers, including the governing body, are highly committed to the success of the school and especially to students' personal development, well-being and welfare - OFSTED

Students' spiritual, social, moral and cultural development is outstanding. It is underpinned by the school's strong respect for each student as an individual.

St Peter's is an outstanding school, where students from a wide range of backgrounds achieve well - OFSTED

This good achievement is the result of the good teaching and excellent care, guidance and support that the students receive- OFSTED

The innovative curriculum meets the needs of the students extremely well and also makes a strong contribution to their positive achievement - OFSTED

Students enjoy their lessons - OFSTED

Students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their lessons and achieve well - OFSTED

The school is at the forefront of innovative curriculum practice - OFSTED

Parents' belief that the school provides a safe environment supports the inspection team's view that the school gives strong support to the welfare of its students - OFSTED

Teaching is lively and support is timely, well placed and helpful in accelerating learning - OFSTED

This very inclusive school makes a good contribution to promoting community cohesion - OFSTED

The school engages well with parents and carers through its website and through newsletters, and parents feel that their views are listened to - OFSTED

The excellent curriculum is well designed and caters very well for the range of needs, interests and abilities of students in the school. It is a key factor in students' raised attainment, above average attendance and below average exclusions - OFSTED

Students for whom English is an additional language, including those at an early stage of learning the language , are very well supported and, as a result, they make good, and in some cases outstanding progress - OFSTED

Students are very confident in the school's processes for ensuring their safety. They know who they can turn to if they have a problem and believe that school staff respond very well when any incident of bullying occurs - OFSTED

Students respond well to the school's many activities that promote business and enterprise skills, they make good progress in their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills, and also attend well - OFSTED

The quality of provision to promote equalities is outstanding - OFSTED

The school provides excellent pastoral care and guidance - OFSTED

The curriculum is highly relevant to students' needs and interests and promotes equality of opportunity outstandingly well - OFSTED

The school makes outstanding progress with pupils who have a learning difficulty and/or disability, including those with statements of educational need - OFSTED

Outstanding national and international achievements in basketball, football and drama productions - OFSTED

St Peter's is a good school with some outstanding features, in which its pupils feel happy, valued and very well cared for - OFSTED

The leadership of the headteacher is inspirational and he is supported by an outstanding senior team - OFSTED

The quality of teaching and learning is good and a significant proportion is outstanding. GCSE results have risen markedly over the past three years because of this - OFSTED

In St Peter's RC High School, pupils thrive within a caring, safe yet vibrant environment and parents are very positive about what the school does for their sons and daughters - OFSTED