St Peter's Catholic School is a

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in the Blossomfield district of

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, West Midlands,

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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 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, 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

* Karen Carney (b. 1987) – footballer,

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, sports journalist * Dan Evans (b. 1990) – tennis player * Callum Reilly (b. 1993) – footballer,

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* Jack Grealish (b. 1995) – footballer.

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* Aoife Mannion (b. 1995) – footballer, Manchester United W.F.C. *

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(b. 1954) - former

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and

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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