St Peter's Catholic School

What St Peter's Catholic School does

St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school located in Solihull, West Midlands, England, serving students aged 11-18 across Years 7-11 and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13). It operates under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and is a member of the Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (MAC), which provides shared governance and institutional support. The school delivers a comprehensive academic curriculum covering 15+ GCSE subjects at Years 7-11 and over 25 A-Level and BTEC courses in the Sixth Form, with explicit links to Oxbridge (Girton College Cambridge, Keble College Oxford) and a wider set of UK universities for UCAS support.

Beyond core academics, the school operates an extensive enrichment portfolio including music tuition delivered through Solihull Music Service, Tetlow Music Tuition, and independent tutors; the Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels; and recurring international residential trips to destinations including Iceland, Madrid, Barcelona, Lourdes, Krakow, and Tanzania (via World Challenge), with a Rome 2027 Sixth Form trip scheduled. Pastoral provision includes SEND, Pupil Premium, and wellbeing support, while a Teacher Training programme is delivered through the St Peter's Solihull Teaching School Alliance in partnership with Bishop Challoner Teaching School Alliance.

The business model is that of a UK state-funded academy: mainstream education is financed via per-pupil government funding routed through the MAC, while additional revenue is generated through parental contributions for optional enrichment activities (e.g., £1,000 for the Madrid 2026 trip) and PTA fundraising. Technology infrastructure is centred on the Talaxy Parent and Pupil Portal, Microsoft Office 365 email, and a Juniper Education website platform; admissions use the local authority coordinated scheme for Years 7-11 and direct applications via Microsoft Forms for the Sixth Form. Customer acquisition relies on organic channels — the school website, annual Open Evenings, Facebook, and the Catholic parish network — and there is no commercial product, no external revenue concentration, and no disclosed M&A or funding activity.

Name

St Peter's Catholic School

Legal name

St Peter's Catholic School

Website

https://st-peters.solihull.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Peter's Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school in Solihull, England, serving students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13 as part of the Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC, delivering GCSE, A-Level, and BTEC programmes alongside enrichment, Oxbridge preparation, and teacher training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Secondary school education
• Catholic faith education
• GCSE and A-Level programs
• Sixth Form education
• Teacher training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Solihull

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St Peter's Catholic School delivers secondary education for students aged 11-18 in Solihull, West Midlands. The school provides a comprehensive Years 7-11 GCSE curriculum (15+ subjects) and a Sixth Form program (25+ A-Level and BTEC courses), supported by enrichment programs (Duke of Edinburgh Award, music tuition, international expeditions including Tanzania and Madrid), UCAS/Oxbridge application support, and teacher training through the St Peter's Solihull Teaching School Alliance. It operates as a Catholic faith-based institution within the Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company under the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Product overview

St Peter's Catholic School is a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational portfolio from Years 7 through Sixth Form. The school provides a broad secondary curriculum (Years 7-11) with 15+ GCSE subjects, complemented by an extensive Sixth Form program featuring 25+ A-Level and BTEC options across sciences, humanities, business, arts, and vocational pathways. Beyond core academics, the school offers enrichment programs including music tuition, Duke of Edinburgh Award, international expeditions (World Challenge Tanzania), and residential trips. Student support services encompass UCAS/university application assistance with Oxbridge preparation links, teacher training programs, and a parent/pupil portal for communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Years 7-11 Curriculum

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company (MAC)coreOthersSt Peter's is a proud member of the Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company. The MAC comprises multiple Catholic schools working collaboratively under shared governance, with the Archdiocese of Birmingham as the religious authority.
• Bishop Challoner Teaching School AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Peter's Solihull Teaching School Alliance (17Y) provides teacher training programmes. The alliance offers support for trainees throughout their teaching journey, with training provider contact at 0121 441 6175 or [email protected].
• Solihull Music ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority music network partner providing vocal teacher Sandra Horne and strings tutor Lily Marks. SMS also provides an instrument service for students receiving tuition through their service.
• Tetlow Music TuitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal music tuition provider offering individual and small group lessons on drums, electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals, and Rock Band programme.
• Miss G Gnych (Independent Music Tutor)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal piano, keyboard, flute and recorder specialist who has taught at St Peter's for multiple years and expanded to teach across multiple schools.
• Duke of Edinburgh's AwardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDofE is an internationally recognised qualification programme with Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards. The school offers expeditions and skill development components.
• World ChallengeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Challenge provides educational expedition programmes. St Peter's current trip is a Tanzania expedition scheduled for July 2026, focusing on personal development, community work, and trekking.
• Girton College, Cambridge UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity college providing support and guidance for Oxbridge applicants through the school's university application programme.
• Keble College, Oxford UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity college providing support and guidance for Oxbridge applicants through the school's university application programme.
• Various UK UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partners including Aston, Birmingham, Birmingham City, Cardiff, Cardiff Metropolitan, Lancaster, Warwick, Worcester, and Aberystwyth participate in careers fairs and provide visiting speakers for UCAS preparation.
• The Archdiocese of BirminghamcoreOthersThe religious authority governing Catholic education in the region. The school operates under the spiritual guidance of the Archdiocese.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large national multi-academy trust operating a broad portfolio of secondary schools including faith-based institutions. Useful as a benchmark for what scaled academy trust governance, funding, and curriculum support can look like.
• Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC (parent): Parent multi-academy company of St Peter's, operating multiple Catholic schools across the region. Provides shared governance, funding flows, and strategic context for St Peter's positioning.

Regional players

• Arden Academy: Secondary school in the wider Solihull/West Midlands area offering a similar GCSE and A-Level curriculum. Comparable as a same-region, non-faith state secondary competing for local pupils.
• Solihull School: Independent (fee-paying) school located in Solihull. Not a direct competitor for state-funded places, but competes for aspirational West Midlands families considering a Catholic state school versus an independent alternative.
• Light Hall School: Secondary school located in Shirley/Solihull, serving a directly overlapping catchment. Provides a useful local benchmark for non-faith secondary education choices families make instead of St Peter's.
• Tudor Grange Academy Solihull: Non-faith secondary school in the same Solihull catchment as St Peter's. Competes for the same local pupil pool but without Catholic admissions criteria, representing the primary secular competitor.

Direct peers

• St Edmund Campion Catholic School: Catholic secondary school also operating under the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Comparable in faith-based admissions, GCSE/A-Level offer, and West Midlands location.
• Holy Trinity Catholic School (Kidderminster): Catholic secondary school in the wider West Midlands region with similar Year 7-13 provision, faith-based admissions, and diocesan affiliation. Useful for benchmarking outcomes and enrichment breadth.
• Bishop Challoner Catholic College: Catholic secondary school in Birmingham directly partnered with St Peter's through the Bishop Challoner Teaching School Alliance. Comparable in faith-based mission, secondary + sixth form provision, and regional West Midlands catchment.
• St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in the Birmingham Archdiocese serving a similar Years 7-13 faith-based cohort. Closely comparable curriculum, admissions logic, and diocesan governance structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/posts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/st-peter-s-catholic-school

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Investors

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Investments

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