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.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
24 Jan 2024Latest monitoring visit (24 Jan 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 7 Jan 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:45
Source: stpetersheysham.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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