St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School

St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Greenwich serving a community with well-above-average levels of disadvantage and free school meals. Inspectors found the school performing at the expected standard overall across most areas, with inclusion and personal development and wellbeing judged at the strong standard. Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have built a caring, ambitious culture where pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, feel valued, are well supported and learn successfully alongside their peers. The school's strongest work is in inclusion and pupils' wider development. Staff identify needs quickly, adapt learning, work closely with families and external professionals, and ensure barriers do not prevent participation. Pupils benefit from a broad personal development offer, community and family engagement, trips, clubs and leadership roles, and behaviour and attendance are positive, with attendance typically in line with or better than national averages. Leadership and governance are secure, staff are positive, and governors provide appropriate support and challenge. However, achievement is at the expected rather than strong standard. Published phonics outcomes have been weaker, although leaders acted quickly and attainment is rising; reading fluency remains a focus. In subjects beyond English and mathematics, retrieval and recall are not consistently embedded, so some learning is less secure than it could be. In the early years, adult interactions do not always develop children's vocabulary as well as they could. These are the main areas for further development.

Strengths

• Inclusive school culture where all pupils are valued and succeed.
• Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils learn successfully alongside their peers.
• Leaders identify pupils' needs quickly and provide personalised, well-matched support.
• Strong personal development and wellbeing provision, including life skills and online safety.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, trips and enrichment opportunities.
• Family-focused community work, including a community garden and parent workshops.
• Pupils behave well in a calm, orderly and respectful environment.
• Attendance is typically in line with national averages and persistent absence has improved.
• Leaders have a clear shared vision and strong knowledge of pupils' needs.
• Governors provide appropriate support and challenge and fulfil statutory duties.
• Staff feel respected, supported and proud to be part of the school.
• Early years provides a caring environment where children develop independence, curiosity and confidence.
• Reading is a particular joy for pupils, who speak enthusiastically about it.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with safeguarding seen as everyone's responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Published phonics outcomes have been weaker, and pupils' reading fluency requires further development.
• Recap and recall of prior learning are not consistently embedded in subjects beyond English and mathematics.
• Some learning in wider subjects is less secure than it could be.
• Early years staff interactions do not always promote children's vocabulary development as well as they could.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.5% of pupils at St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School received £9,785 and spent £9,727 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £46,000 (£234 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School have?

St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School is at Creek Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9RB.