St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School

About St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School

St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School holds an Ofsted rating of Outstanding, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspection in 2022 and its previous graded inspection in 2008. The 2022 inspection was thorough, awarding Outstanding for overall effectiveness, quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, with Early Years provision rated Good. On the most informative exam metric available, Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This comfortably exceeds the Richmond upon Thames local authority average of 76%, placing the school 8th out of 38 primary schools in the borough and in the top 10% nationally. The school's ranking score of 84 puts it just behind top local peers like St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary and Deer Park School, both scoring 93.

Delving deeper into the academic outcomes, the school's performance is consistently strong across individual subjects. In reading, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard, with 52% achieving the higher standard; the average scaled score was 110. Maths saw 91% at the expected level and 59% at the higher level, also with an average score of 110. Writing results were similarly robust, with 90% meeting expectations and 44% reaching the higher standard. These figures are particularly impressive given that only 6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a relatively low proportion that suggests a broadly advantaged intake. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, but the high attainment levels indicate strong academic foundations. With 625 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, the school is operating near full capacity, and its Outstanding status places it among 16 such schools in the Richmond upon Thames local authority.

For families considering this school, the practical context is equally appealing. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 213 applications for 90 places, a ratio of 2.37 applicants per place, with 82 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 85 first-preference applications. Facilities include a dining hall, outdoor playground, sensory room, forest school, sports hall and chapel, supporting a broad curriculum. Sports offered range from swimming and cricket to netball, dance, gymnastics, cross country and football, while clubs include chess, gardening and book club. The school provides targeted SEND support for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health challenges, and autistic spectrum disorder. As a Church of England primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, it will particularly suit families seeking a strong academic record within a faith-based setting, though the data does not specify any particular religious admissions criteria.

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