St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton

About St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton

St Peter's CofE Primary Academy in Easton is a popular choice among local families, with 24 first-preference applications for its 24 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, meaning every family who put it first secured a spot. The school was oversubscribed overall, receiving 41 applications for those 24 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.71. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, though the school does not publish a parent-view survey score to back that up directly. The headteacher, Rebecca Newman, leads a Church of England primary with 180 pupils against a capacity of 210, so there is some room for growth. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 17.8 per cent, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools and gives a sense of the school's intake.

Academically, St Peter's performs well above the local Norfolk average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 84 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of just 52 per cent. The school ranks 5th out of 54 primary schools in South Norfolk and sits in the top 10 per cent nationally. In individual subjects, 92 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, with average scaled scores of 110 in each. At the higher standard, 60 per cent achieved in reading and maths, and 24 per cent in writing. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024 rated it Good overall, with Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. However, early years provision was judged as Requires improvement, and the school has dropped from its previous Outstanding rating in 2012.

The school offers a range of facilities including a Forest School, sports hall, music rooms, art studios and a chapel, plus clubs such as Eco Club, Film Club and Drama. Sports on offer include football, cross country, gymnastics and tennis. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering St Peter's, it suits those who prioritise strong academic outcomes in a Church of England setting and who are comfortable with the early years provision being under scrutiny. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Chapel Break Infant School, 3.9 km away, which may be a consideration for families with very young children.

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