St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

About St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School sits within Telford and Wrekin, a local authority where only eight of 56 primary schools hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school is one of that select group, and its nearest Outstanding neighbour is Moorfield Primary School, 1.8 kilometres away. Moorfield is also one of the top-performing peers in the area, alongside Newdale Primary School & Nursery and Wrekin View Primary School, all of which share similar ranking scores. With a capacity of 210 and just 163 pupils on roll, the school is comfortably below its maximum, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 45 applications for 19 places. Of those, 17 were first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.37. The school’s Roman Catholic character shapes its identity, and it is led by headteacher Sarah Staniforth.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2012 awarded it an overall effectiveness rating of Outstanding, with leadership and management also judged Outstanding. This marked an improvement from its previous inspection in 2008, when it was rated Good overall and Good for leadership and management, though early years provision was graded as Requires Improvement at that time. The school does not have published Key Stage 2 SATs results in the available data, so it is not possible to compare its performance against the Telford and Wrekin local authority average of 63. However, the Outstanding Ofsted grade suggests strong outcomes across the curriculum. The school serves a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, at 11 per cent, and its small roll allows for focused teaching across the primary age range from 5 to 11.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a forest school, sensory room, ICT suite, sports hall, art studios and a chapel, alongside an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers football, cricket, swimming, dance, athletics and tennis, and clubs extend to drama, film, chess, coding, gardening and art. For children with additional needs, the school provides support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and visual impairment. With no nursery or sixth form, it is a straightforward primary option for families seeking a Catholic education within a small, oversubscribed school. The combination of an Outstanding rating, strong local reputation and specialist facilities like the sensory room and forest school makes it particularly suited to families who value a faith-based environment with targeted SEND support.

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