Academy converter · Surrey

St Peter's Catholic School

11–18Ages
1,360Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
147430URN

Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford, GU1 2TN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.8 above Surrey median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Surrey

713 applications for 206 places · 11th of 57 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.5of 90

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

4th of 56 in Surrey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 15 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Surrey median (2.7) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

713 applications · 206 places offered · 260 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2025 3.3; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 3.1; Surrey median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2021 3.5; Surrey median median 2.3
2020 3.3; Surrey median median 2.5
2019 3.6; Surrey median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Surrey median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Surrey median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Surrey median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 3.9; Surrey median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Surrey median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as St Peter's Catholic School (URN 125276), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	206	713	3.5	260	1.26
Sep 2025	204	667	3.3	285	1.40
Sep 2024	206	642	3.1	234	1.14
Sep 2023	206	657	3.2	265	1.29
Sep 2022	202	669	3.3	256	1.27
Sep 2021	201	702	3.5	273	1.36
Sep 2020	202	669	3.3	264	1.31
Sep 2019 *	203	724	3.6	231	1.14
Sep 2018 *	205	601	2.9	220	1.07
Sep 2017 *	207	639	3.1	249	1.20
Sep 2016 *	179	585	3.3	226	1.26
Sep 2015 *	172	663	3.9	252	1.47
Sep 2014 *	174	627	3.6	233	1.34

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

210 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.54th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths78%4th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths92%

Surrey 73% England 66%

This school
Surrey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+1.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	210	62.5	78%	92%	–
2024/25	212	63.6	77%	93%	–
2023/24	209	63.6	75%	89%	+1.13
2022/23	208	66.6	77%	89%	+1.45

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Peter's Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
George Abbot School
1.1 km · Surrey

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 60.4Attainment 8
Christ's College, Guildford
3.2 km · Surrey

Good2022

1.7applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Guildford County School
3.6 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 59.2Attainment 8
Kings College Guildford
4.9 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Hoe Valley School
6.3 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Broadwater School
6.4 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
6.9 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 60.5Attainment 8
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
8.6 km · Surrey

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 51.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147430 · 936/4619
Trust: Xavier Catholic Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,360 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: St Peter's Catholic School (URN 125276)
Address: Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford, GU1 2TN
Local authority: Surrey · Guildford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources