St. Peter's Catholic School
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| Established | 1947 and c.1945 1971 (merger) |
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| Type | Voluntary aided comprehensive |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Toby Miller |
| Chair of Governors | Mrs H Read |
| Founder | Archbishop Peter Amigo (1947 constituent) Daughters of Mary and Joseph (1945 constituent) |
| Location |
Horseshoe Lane East Guildford Surrey GU1 2TN England |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| DfE number | 936/4619 |
| DfE URN | 125276 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1100~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Publication | St Peter's School Newsletters |
| Diocese | Arundel and Brighton |
| Former pupils | Old Petrovians |
| Website | www.st-petersschool.co.uk |
Coordinates: 51°14′49″N 0°32′13″W / 51.247°N 0.537°W
St Peter's Catholic School, colloquially known as St Peter's, is a comprehensive secondary school in Guildford, Surrey, England. St Peter's receives Surrey County Council funding and is eligible for educational grants, parent-teacher association funding and the Diocesan funding, having approved voluntary aided status.
The school's Governing Body is further overseen by the Diocesan Education Team following the 1971 combination of St Peter's (Boys') School, and a Merrow Grange Roman Catholic (Girls') School.
The present school was formed by the merger of the original St. Peter's Boys school and Merrow Grange, a Catholic girls school. St Peter’s School was founded by Archbishop Amigo in 1947 and named St. Peter’s his patron saint. It was housed in two buildings. One was the present site on Horseshoe Lane East and the other in Horseshoe Lane West. The Headmaster and a number of the teachers were Diocesan Priests.
Merrow Grange was on the corner of Horseshoe Lane East and the Epsom Road. In October 1945 it was purchased by the Ladies of Mary (who later became the Daughters of Mary and Joseph) and became an independent girls school called Merrow Grange. It was a Convent School run by the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, a foundation which continues to fund educational project in many other geographic areas.
In 1971 by agreement the Diocese took over the running of the Girls' School to form a coeducational school. The larger mixed institution's newly constituted governors' board, with teacher consultation, named itself St Peter’s and Merrow Grange School and later for some years St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School. In May 2010 the school adopted the name St. Peter's Catholic School.
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