Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School

About Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, following its most recent ungraded inspection in January 2024, which confirmed the school remains Good. This is a slight shift from its previous graded inspection in November 2018, where it was also rated Good overall, though it had previously been judged Outstanding in 2014. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is its Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year. An impressive 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is significantly above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. This performance places the school 3rd out of 46 primary schools in the Lancaster local authority ranking, putting it in the top 10% nationally. In individual subjects, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, with 94% doing so in reading and 88% in writing.

Looking deeper at the 2023/24 SATs scores, pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in maths and 109 in reading, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 47% of pupils achieved this in maths and 50% in reading, though the proportion reaching the higher standard in writing was just 3%, and the combined reading, writing and maths higher standard figure was also 3%. The school's Ofsted inspection noted that early years provision remains Outstanding, and leadership and management were rated Good. The school has capacity for 245 pupils and currently has 236 on roll, with 9.7% eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is not possible to comment on how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

Heysham St Peter's is a Church of England primary school for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 94 applications for 33 places, with 28 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.85. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a Forest School, sports hall, playing fields, art studios, gymnasium and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, cricket, swimming, athletics, cross country, gymnastics and netball, while extracurricular clubs include coding, science club, chess, film club and choir. The school has a strong SEND provision, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This school would suit families who prioritise strong academic outcomes in a Church of England setting, particularly those who value the Forest School and wide range of sports and clubs, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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