St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Warrington, Warrington
WA1 4PQ
Composite score
61.8

School overview

St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Warrington, 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). 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 further down the page.

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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

School profile

Pupils on roll 214 % FSM ever-6 9.8% % EAL 20.1% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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