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St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Swale, ME10 1UJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3417 of 13,686 nationally

About St Peter's Catholic Primary School

St Peter's Catholic Primary School in Swale outperforms the Kent local authority average for Key Stage 2 by a clear margin. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 63 per cent, St Peter's achieves 72 per cent. That nine-point gap places the school comfortably above the typical primary in the area. In the Swale local authority ranking, St Peter's comes 15th out of 48 primary schools, putting it in the top third locally. Nationally, it sits in the top 25 per cent of all primary schools on the same metric. The school's overall Ofsted rating is Good, awarded after its most recent graded inspection in February 2024. That represents a change from its previous inspection in 2010, when it was rated Outstanding across the board. The current inspection report notes that personal development and behaviour and attitudes are both Outstanding, while quality of education, early years provision and leadership and management are all rated Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressWest Ridge, Sittingbourne, Swale, ME10 1UJ
HeadteacherCatherine Vedamuttu
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils209
Free School Meals (FSM)10.0%
School Capacity209 / 210 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:25

Breakfast club

07:00-08:40

After-school care

15:25-17:30

Source: st-peters-sittingbourne.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Peter's Catholic Primary School

St Peter's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.