St Peter's Catholic College is a
coeducational
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secondary school located in
South Bank
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,
North Yorkshire
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, England. It is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust.
Founded in 1940, it has served the
Diocese of Middlesbrough
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for over 75 years, achieving
academy status in 2014, having previously been a
specialist college
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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
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary (formerly Sacred Heart Roman Catholic VA School) is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.
History
The school was first built in the 1960s but moved to new premises in ...
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
Ofsted 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
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, folk singer
*
Wilf Mannion
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, footballer
*
Rob Smedley
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Biography
Smedley was born an ...
, F1 Engineer
*
Greg Clark
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, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells
*
Chris Cooke, Mayor of Middlesbrough
References
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Secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland
Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Middlesbrough
Academies in Redcar and Cleveland
Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academies Trust