St Peter's Catholic College is a

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located in

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

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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

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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

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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 Vincent Paul Garbutt (20 November 1947 – 6 June 2017) was an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his repertoire consisted of protest songs covering topics such as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland (''Welcome Home How ...

, 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 *

Rob Smedley Rob Smedley (born 28 November 1973) is a British automotive engineer who works for the organizers of Formula One motor racing after several years working within the Williams, Ferrari and Jordan Formula One teams. Biography Smedley was born and ...

, F1 Engineer *

Greg Clark Gregory David Clark (born 28 August 1967) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from 7 July 2022 to 6 September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as Member of Pa ...

, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells *

Chris Cooke Christopher Barry Cooke (born 30 May 1986) is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Born in Johannesburg, he has played for Western Province cricket team, Western Province and Glamorgan County Cricket Cl ...

, 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