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St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Barking and Dagenham, RM9 6UUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
45 1st-choice / 45 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1775 of 13,686 nationally

About St Peter's Catholic Primary School

St Peter's Catholic Primary School in Barking and Dagenham holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, but the detail beneath that headline is worth a closer look. Inspectors rated personal development as Outstanding, the only top mark across all categories, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision all came out as Good. The school's previous inspection, back in 2014, also awarded an overall Good, so it has held that standard consistently. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the local authority average of 65%, placing St Peter's 6th out of 39 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham and inside the top 25% nationally. It's a solid, above-average performer that punches above its local peers.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressGoresbrook Road, St. Peters Rc School, Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, RM9 6UU
HeadteacherClare Scott
Local AuthorityBarking and Dagenham
Number of Pupils374
Free School Meals (FSM)29.6%
School Capacity374 / 472 (79% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 31 Jul 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Forest SchoolSports HallICT SuitePlaying FieldsOutdoor PlaygroundArt StudiosDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

FootballGymnasticsCricketDanceSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubChessScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced Provision

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

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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.