St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Muriel Street
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL16 5JQ
Phone 01706648195
Reference Number 105803

St Peter's Church of England Primary School continues to demonstrate a strong performance as a good school, maintaining a nurturing environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The leadership team has established high expectations for student behavior and achievement, fostering a culture of respect and support among pupils. The curriculum is engaging and effectively designed to facilitate meaningful learning experiences, especially in foundational skills like reading, which are prioritized from the early years onward.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 459
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.29%
Girls: 47.71%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 43.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 47.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 31 59
2 28 33 61
3 33 27 60
4 32 27 59
5 25 35 60
6 40 20 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 54%
White, British 8.1%
African 7%
White & Asian 4.6%
Asian, Other 4.6%
Chinese 1.3%
Indian 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White, Other 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 30 Nov 2022
Date Report
30 Nov 2022 School inspection
25 Apr 2017 Full inspection:
18 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
01 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
24 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
27 Feb 2006 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2003 Inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel valued, happy, and safe in a caring school community.
  • High expectations for conduct and behavior are upheld.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and broad, igniting interest in learning.
  • Robust systems are in place for supporting pupils with SEND.
  • Pupils exhibit extremely positive attitudes towards reading.
  • Leaders provide extensive opportunities for pupils' emotional and physical development.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a very few subjects, some teachers do not consistently deliver the curriculum as intended, leading to gaps in knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0
Writing 2.7
Maths 1.6

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 36 4
Third Preference 20 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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