St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Lincolnshire, St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 606 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.7 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.7 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

26% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 42% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 79% of the families who made St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 86% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 14.3%. There are about 16.3 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.