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St Peters High School is a mixed secondary school with a 6th Form College catering for pupils from 11 to 18 years of age.

878 Pupils were registered with the school in March 2007

The priority admission area for the school is Burnham and surrounding villages.

St Peter's has long played an important part in the life of Burnham and District by activity from it's pupils and community use of school facilities.

Currently the Red Cross Mobility Unit , Burnham Carnival Fancy Dress Shop, Saint FM, Essex Adult Education Community College and Burnham Youth Service are all based within St Peters High School

Following a negative Ofsted inspection in October 2003 the school was denoted as being under special measures.

A continuing trend of improvement has been established at the school which resulted in the school coming out of special measures in November 2005 and marking this improvement by receiving a comparatively good Ofsted report in March 2007 and then achieving record GCSE and A level results in the summer of 2007 which they further improved on in January 2008 to become the fastest improving school in Essex.

FAQ about St Peters High School

How do I contact St Peters High School?

Has the school got a web site??

to visit the school web site

Who is the Head teacher?

The Head teacher is David Stephenson

Who is the chair of Governors?

Mr Peter Elliot

What do Ofsted say about this School?

To read the latest Ofsted report follow the below steps

1. Visit the Ofsted site at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
2. Select inspection from the menu .
3. When the inspection paged opens go to the box marked insert the URN
4. Insert the URN for this school which  is 1151214

You will then be able to view any of the Ofsted reports on the school

to be taken to the Ofsted site as at step 1 above

Where does this school stand in the performance tables?

The DCSF ( Department for Children, schools and families) maintains performance tables for each primary and secondary school.

To view the performance of this school follow the below steps

1. Visit the DCSF site at  http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/
2. Select school performance tables from the box on the right
3. Select 2007 Secondary school ( key stage 3) or the year that you wish to view
4. In the search box enter the school postcode CM0 8QB to be taken to the school results
5. To compare the results with other school  take the same first two steps above but in the search box choose Essex in the LA box
6. This brings up a menu of all  Essex schools results that allows comparison

to visit the DCSF site as at step 1 above

Does the Ofsted and DCSF reports give me an accurate picture of this school?

Most educational observers accept that the above reviews reflect some of the activity at schools but by their nature are best at capturing measurable qualities such as examination results and attendance levels but much less accurate in measuring other inputs to the children on issues such as confidence building, personal relationships, common sense, awareness of issues and development of intelligence that are also important in a child's education. For this reason this web site STRONGLY recommends that parents who are using this site as part of their process in deciding which school is best for their children or any other user who is considering the relative merits of local schools should make a personal visit to the school  and talk to the staff and parents of children at the school to gain a fuller picture to add to the reports by Ofsted and DCSF.

Are comments on the school welcome?

Comments and information on the schools from pupils, parents, staff ad governors are welcome.

A separate page called school talk created for comments/information for this school exists by clicking the link below.