UK Schools
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Widnes, Halton Borough Council, teaching 1,337 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in July 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 20 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School.
- 1 Inset Day – School closed for students
- 2 Start of Autumn Term
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 27 Public/Bank Holiday – School closed
- 3 Inset Day – School closed for students
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday – A two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms
- 25 Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday – A two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms
- 1 New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday
- 5 Start of Spring Term
- 19 Inset Day – School closed for students
- 23–27 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Inset Day – School closed for students
- 3 Good Friday – Bank Holiday
- 6–17 Easter Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday – Bank Holiday
- 6–17 Easter Holiday – A two-week break between Spring and Summer terms
- 20 Start of Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 29 Inset Day – School closed for students
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 24–31 Summer Holiday – Longest break, about six weeks
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday – Longest break, about six weeks
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday – Longest break, about six weeks
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Start of Autumn Term Sep 2, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 23-27, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 6-17, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Summer Term Apr 20, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 24 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day – School closed for students Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day – School closed for students Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day – School closed for students Jan 19, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day – School closed for students Mar 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day – School closed for students Jun 29, 2026 Inset Day
- Public/Bank Holiday – School closed Oct 27, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Day – Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day – Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year’s Day – Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday – Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday – Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday – A two-week break between Autumn and Spring terms Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday – A two-week break between Spring and Summer terms Apr 6-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday – Longest break, about six weeks Jul 24 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School with Halton Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Halton Borough Council England
Attendance 29.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Halton Borough Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Halton Borough Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.