St Peter's Primary School

About St Peter's Primary School

St Peter's Primary School sits within the Croydon local authority, a large London borough with 88 primary schools. It ranks 20th out of 77 schools in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top 25% of primaries locally. The top three peers in Croydon are Heathfield Academy, St John's CofE Primary School, and Applegarth Academy, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, just half a kilometre away. St Peter's itself holds a Good rating from Ofsted, following an ungraded inspection in April 2025 where standards were maintained. This is a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2013, when the school was rated Requires Improvement. Under headteacher Caroline Barriball, the school now serves 417 pupils, very close to its capacity of 420, and has a below-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 14.4%.

Academically, St Peter's performs well above the Croydon average. In the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 66%. The school's ranking score of 77 on this metric places it in the top 25% nationally. In individual subjects, 92% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, with average scores of 108 and 109 respectively. The proportion reaching the higher standard in maths was 45%, while in reading it was 38%. Writing was a relative weakness, with only 8% achieving the higher standard and 80% reaching the expected level. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 93% of respondents would recommend the school, and 96% strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy there. However, on SEND support, 19% of parents strongly disagreed that the school gives children the support they need, the highest negative response across all survey questions.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, and a forest school area. Sports include rounders, cross country, swimming, cricket and dance, while clubs range from art and drama to film, gardening and choir. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 191 applications for 59 places and 48 first-preference applications resulting in 43 offers. St Peter's provides SEND support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health challenges, and autistic spectrum disorder. It is a non-denominational, mixed primary for ages 4 to 11 with no nursery or sixth form provision. This is a school that suits families seeking strong academic outcomes in a well-regarded local primary, though those with children requiring SEND support may want to investigate further given the mixed parent views in that area.

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