St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone

About St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone

St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone is a state primary in Blaby, Leicestershire, with a current roll of 190 pupils against a capacity of 266, meaning there is room to grow. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 22.6%, which is notably higher than the national average for primary schools and suggests the school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage. Demand for places is extremely high: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 89 applications for just 22 places, with 21 of those coming as first preferences. This oversubscription ratio of 4.05 to one makes it one of the more competitive primaries in the area, and the fact that all first-preference families were offered a place indicates strong local reputation and careful admission management.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the Leicestershire average of 62%. Reading scores were particularly strong, with an average scaled score of 107 and 29% of pupils achieving the higher standard. Maths followed closely with an average score of 105 and 25% reaching the higher standard. Writing was the weakest area, with no pupils reaching the higher standard and 75% meeting the expected level. The school ranks 7th out of 25 primary schools in Blaby and sits in the top 28% nationally. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023 awarded a Good rating across all categories, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2017.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, chapel, ICT suite, playing fields and a Forest School, which supports outdoor learning. Sports provision covers football, netball, cricket, gymnastics, rounders and swimming, while clubs include gardening, film club and science club. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is Church of England in character but does not offer nursery or sixth form provision. Given its strong academic outcomes, high demand and inclusive SEND offer, St Peter's is a good fit for families in Whetstone and surrounding villages who want a well-regarded village primary with a clear improvement trajectory and a genuinely mixed intake.

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