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Peterhouse School

Special / other · Southport · PR9 8PA

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Strong standard

Inspected 21 April 2026 · report published 17 June 2026

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At a glance

70 pupils · 88% of 80 capacity

School type
Non-maintained special school
Age range
5–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
41.8% of pupils
English as additional language
4.3% of pupils
SEN support
1.4% of pupils
EHC plan
98.5% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.peterhouseschool.com
URN
133748

GCSE results (2024/2025)

9 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score

no pupils entered

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no pupils entered

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no pupils entered

EBacc average point score

no pupils entered

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
20%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
42.9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
100%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
0%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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