Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School

About Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School

Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary in the Bristol, City of local authority, and it sits comfortably among the top performers in the area. Ranked third out of 85 primary schools in the LA, it trails only Summerhill Academy and Westbury Park School, with Frome Vale Academy close behind. The school’s ranking score of 86 places it in the top five per cent of primaries locally, and it also ranks within the top five per cent nationally. With a capacity of 210 and just 167 pupils on roll, the school is operating below its maximum, yet it remains oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 48 families applied for 19 places, and 17 of those were first-preference offers. This level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, particularly among families seeking a faith-based education in the city.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 are well above the local authority average. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 58 per cent, Ss Peter and Paul achieved 86 per cent. In reading, 95 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 48 per cent reached the higher standard; in maths, 90 per cent met the expected standard and 38 per cent reached the higher standard. Average scaled scores were 110 in reading and 109 in maths. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2023, rated it Good overall, with Good in every category including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2009, but the inspection report notes consistent strengths across the board.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an ICT suite, sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a sensory room, a chapel, and a forest school. Sports provision covers dance, rounders, football, netball and cricket, while clubs include drama, gardening, science club, art club and choir. SEND provisions are in place for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (13.8 per cent), the school draws from a broadly mixed catchment. For families who value a Catholic ethos, strong academic outcomes, and a school that is well-regarded locally but not impossibly oversubscribed, Ss Peter and Paul is a realistic and attractive option within Bristol’s primary landscape.

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