St Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Peter's Catholic College is a coeducational secondary school located in South Bank, North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust.
Founded in 1940, it has served the Diocese of Middlesbrough for over 75 years, achieving academy status in 2014, having previously been a specialist college in maths and technology.
The school has been a member of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust since 2018, a multi academy trust which sponsors 37 academies across the Diocese of Middlesbrough, including Trinity Catholic College in Middlesbrough, St Patrick’s Catholic College in Thornaby and Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary in Redcar.
The school offers sixth form provision through Trinity Catholic College Sixth Form in Middlesbrough. In 2020, the school announced an extensive multi-million pound redevelopment of its site, including the construction of a new digital learning wing and sports and recreational facilities.
The current executive headteacher is Michael Burns, and the head of school is Steph Garthwaite. The chair of governors is Nicky Jamalizadeh.
Ofsted judgements
The school was judged Inadequate by Ofsted in 2017. It was inspected again in 2019 and judged Requires Improvement.
Extra-curricular activities
Sport
The sporting schedule is arranged by season and currently covers;
- Football
- Netball
- Rugby
- Athletics
Performing Arts
Opportunities for students to engage in music and drama include;
- Music Club
- Drama Club
Subject Specific
- Poetry Lectures
- Maths Lectures
- Science Club
- French Club
Other
- Cooking Club
- Homework Club
- Chess Club
- Dungeons and Dragons Club
Notable former pupils
- Vin Garbutt, folk singer
- Wilf Mannion, footballer
- Rob Smedley, F1 Engineer
- Greg Clark, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells
- Chris Cooke, Mayor of Middlesbrough
References
- ^ "Home". St Peter's Catholic College. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Our Academies". Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Nicholas Postgate | Catholic Academy Trust". npcat.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Brown, Mike (20 February 2018). "Thousands set to be affected by major change to Teesside schools". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Brown, Mike (31 March 2019). "Special report on plans of new trust forging future of 9,000 kids". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Trinity 6th Form Home Page". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "New Head Reveals Ambitious Plans For St Peter's". St. Peter's Catholic College. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Brown, Mike (29 June 2020). "High expectations as new head looks to continue school's transformation". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Smith, Chris (2017). "Saint Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Scott, Colin (2019). "Saint Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 May 2020.