St Peter's Catholic School is a

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Solihull Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe i ...

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. The school has approximately 1,300 pupils with 200 pupils in the

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. As a

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, pupils are mainly drawn from

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in Solihull. The school in its present form was created in 1974 following a merger between Olton Court Convent School (founded in 1903) and Bishop Glancey High school. The Sixth Form was added in 1994. Previously a

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administered by

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, in April 2021 St Peter's Catholic School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company.

Notable former pupils

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References

External links

St. Peter's Catholic School web site
Secondary schools in Solihull Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Birmingham Voluntary aided schools in England {{WestMidlands-school-stub