St Peter's CofE Primary School

About St Peter's CofE Primary School

St Peter's CofE Primary School in Stafford was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded and ungraded inspections. The school's most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 73 per cent, which places it comfortably above the Staffordshire local authority average of 65 per cent. This performance ranks the school 18th out of 34 primary schools in the Stafford area, putting it in the top quarter of schools nationally. In the individual subjects, 88 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 81 per cent in maths and 81 per cent in writing. At the higher standard, 46 per cent of pupils achieved that level in reading, 35 per cent in maths and 27 per cent in writing. The average scaled scores were 109 for reading and 107 for maths, both above the national benchmark of 100.

The school's Ofsted report from 2014, which was its last graded inspection before the 2024 ungraded visit, rated leadership and management as Outstanding, while overall effectiveness, early years provision and quality of teaching were all judged Good. The 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The school has a nursery provision for children aged two and above, and the early years provision was rated Good in the 2014 inspection. With 186 pupils on roll against a capacity of 163, the school is oversubscribed. For the 2025/26 admissions round, there were 37 applications for 26 places, with 25 of those being first-preference applications, all of which received offers. The oversubscription ratio stands at 1.42 applicants per place.

The school offers a range of facilities including playing fields, a gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite, dining hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, athletics, dance and cross country, while clubs include coding, chess, art club and gardening. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. With 24.2 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. St Peter's is a Church of England primary school and is likely to suit families who value strong academic outcomes above the local average, a clear Christian character, and a school that is popular enough to require careful planning for admission.

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