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 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

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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

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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 *

Rob Smedley Robert Smedley (born 28 November 1973) is a British automotive engineer who works for the Formula One Group after many years working within the Williams, Ferrari and Jordan Formula One teams. Biography Smedley was born and lived in Normanby, ...

, F1 Engineer *

Greg Clark Gregory David Clark (born 28 August 1967) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2016 to 2019. He also was Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2015 t ...

, 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