St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Warrington·WA1 4PQ
Composite score
61.8
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#3,440
National rank
#427
In North West
#19
In Warrington
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
56
any preference, for 25 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.16
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8320221.0320231.1320241.0020250.842026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Peter's Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
214
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
20.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,464
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Warrington, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 214 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Peter's Catholic Primary School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Peter's Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 24.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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