St Peter's Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Guildford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
29.29 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
St Peter's Catholic School is a secondary school in Guildford, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Peter's Catholic School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 29.29 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 8.02 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.65 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At 29.29 miles, the Year 7 2026 last distance offered was the longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.04 miles).
- Further than in 2025 and 2024, the Year 7 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance; the sharpest swing came from 2025 to 2026.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 260 first-choice applications for 206 offers; 195 went to first-choice families and 65 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford, GU1 2TN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,360 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 15 May 2024
Strengths
- “St Peter’s provides exceptional education, care and guidance from the time pupils start at the school to the end of the sixth form for the many who stay on.”
- “Pupils are very happy at the school, which lives out its stated values of ‘love, service, reflection, justice and courage’.”
- “Staff are caring and committed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 77% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 63.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 260 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 195 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- George Abbot School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Christ's College, Guildford 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Guildford County School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Kings College Guildford 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoe Valley School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadwater School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published