St Peter's Catholic Primary School
About St Peter's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School in Basildon was rated Outstanding in its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged to be Outstanding. The school’s Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year place it second out of 39 primary schools in the Basildon local authority area. The headline metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 85 per cent, well above the Essex local authority average of 62 per cent. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard, with 29 per cent of pupils achieving that level across all three subjects. In writing, 61 per cent reached the higher standard, while in maths the figure was 46 per cent and in reading 41 per cent. Average scaled scores were 109 in maths and 108 in reading, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100.
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
13 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted, 20 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
12Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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