St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is a Roman Catholic academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is run under the joint trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth and a religious order of teachers, the De La Salle Brothers. The headteacher is David Todd.
St Peter's has achieved both drama and sports specialist school status. The nearest Catholic church is Our Lady Queen of Peace and Blesséd Margaret Pole.
The Lower School is located in Holdenhurst Avenue, Iford; the Upper School is in St Catherine's Road, Southbourne. The Upper School site includes the De La Salle Theatre, which seats 470 people.
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