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St Peter's School 2-18

Mixed · ages 2–18 · with sixth form · Church of EnglandYork, Yorkshire and the Humber · York YO30 6AB
Pupils on roll
1,277of 1,335 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
110
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Clifton Preparatory School (URN 121727).

What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where St Peter's School 2-18’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

German is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B+, well above the England average of B-; 32% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Economics and Business Studies.

Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (Spanish, French, German entries add up to 100% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in York and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSt Peter's School 2-18YorkEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)25.750.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%56%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%42%41%
EBacc average point score0.974.544.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils54.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Religious Studies10898%31%49%32%94%
Spanish5247%19%46%27%96%
Fine Art4440%9%93%28%100%
Design and Technology3835%11%45%23%97%
French3734%18%68%29%100%
Classical Civilisation3431%1%35%40%82%
German3229%5%59%33%100%
Drama2018%7%70%27%100%
Computer Science1715%13%59%30%88%
Latin1514%1%73%74%100%
Music1413%5%93%33%100%
Astronomy55%0%29%
Classical Greek44%0%92%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group75%
Music performance: Group64%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSt Peter's School 2-18YorkEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study292
— of whom A level students1431,267261,341
Average A level gradeB+B-B-
Average points per A level entry43.5735.5135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+BB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects32%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics7250%31%
Economics3827%13%
Business Studies3726%13%
Biology3222%20%
Physics2920%12%
Chemistry2820%17%
History2719%13%
Geography2517%10%
Politics1712%6%
Fine Art1611%3%
Classical Civilisation1410%1%
English Literature107%11%
Religious Studies96%4%
Further Mathematics86%5%
Drama86%2%
French75%1%
Physical Education75%3%
Spanish64%2%
Computer Science5%
Classical Greek0%
German0%
History of Art0%
Latin0%
Music0%
Product Design2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)3021%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in York

Fulford School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,853 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2

Huntington School

Community school · sixth form · 1,505 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2

Joseph Rowntree School

Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 1,248 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.