Birches Head Academy
Academy converter · 925 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 31.3
Academy sponsor led
St Peter's CofE Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,052of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 50.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 206
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 3 June 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Berry Hill High School and Sports College (URN 124387, until 1 September 2011); St Peter's CofE (A) High School and International Language College (URN 124454, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 226 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Peter's CofE Academy in 2023, 21% moved to a sixth form college, 54% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.4 against 46.1 across England and 39.8 in Stoke-on-Trent, with 19% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 95% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
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 Stoke-on-Trent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Peter's CofE Academy | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 226 | 2,796 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 11% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 21% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 49% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Peter's CofE Academy | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.4 | 39.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 33% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 54% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.81 | 3.38 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 45% | 38% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.7 | 31.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.9 | 44.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 46% | 24% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 204 | 99% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 37% |
| English Language | 204 | 99% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 52% |
| Mathematics | 204 | 99% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 45% |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 95% | 31% | 11% | 32% | 47% |
| English Literature | 113 | 55% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 77% |
| Geography | 82 | 40% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 65% |
| History | 73 | 35% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 45% |
| Spanish | 43 | 21% | 19% | 12% | 27% | 56% |
| Fine Art | 39 | 19% | 9% | 28% | 28% | 74% |
| 3D Design | 38 | 18% | 2% | 8% | 16% | 68% |
| Psychology | 18 | 9% | 3% | 6% | 22% | 28% |
| Textiles | 17 | 8% | 2% | 12% | 27% | 88% |
| Photography | 16 | 8% | 6% | 6% | 19% | 88% |
| Sociology | 12 | 6% | 4% | 17% | 21% | 92% |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 0% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| French | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 27 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 26 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 12 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Academy sponsor led · 1,300 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.7
Discovery Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,435 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.4
Haywood Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,080 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.1
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,029 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.3
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,015 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.2
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.