St Peter's Catholic College, South Bank

Academy in North Yorkshire, England

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AffiliationsDiocese of Middlesbrough,

Trinity Catholic College, St Patrick’s Catholic College,

Sacred Heart Catholic SecondaryWebsitehttps://stpeters.npcat.org.uk/

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.[1]

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,[2] including Trinity Catholic College in Middlesbrough, St Patrick’s Catholic College in Thornaby and Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary in Redcar.[3][4][5]

The school offers sixth form provision through Trinity Catholic College Sixth Form in Middlesbrough.[6] 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.[7]

The current executive headteacher is Michael Burns, and the head of school is Steph Garthwaite. The chair of governors is Nicky Jamalizadeh.[8]

Ofsted judgements

The school was judged Inadequate by Ofsted in 2017.[9] It was inspected again in 2019 and judged Requires Improvement.[10]

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

  1. ^ "Home". St Peter's Catholic College. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Academies". Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nicholas Postgate | Catholic Academy Trust". npcat.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ Brown, Mike (20 February 2018). "Thousands set to be affected by major change to Teesside schools". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ Brown, Mike (31 March 2019). "Special report on plans of new trust forging future of 9,000 kids". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Trinity 6th Form Home Page". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "New Head Reveals Ambitious Plans For St Peter's". St. Peter's Catholic College. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ^ Brown, Mike (29 June 2020). "High expectations as new head looks to continue school's transformation". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ Smith, Chris (2017). "Saint Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  10. ^ Scott, Colin (2019). "Saint Peter's Catholic Voluntary Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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