St Peter's Catholic College is a

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secondary school located in South Bank,

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, England. It is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. Founded in 1940, it has served the

Diocese of Middlesbrough The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which ...

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

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, folk singer *

Wilf Mannion Wilfrid James Mannion (16 May 1918 – 14 April 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward, making over 350 senior appearances for Middlesbrough. He also played international football for England. With his blonde ...

, footballer *

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, F1 Engineer * Greg Clark, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells * Chris Cooke, Mayor of Middlesbrough

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Peter's Catholic College Secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Middlesbrough Academies in Redcar and Cleveland Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academies Trust