St Peter's Infant School

St Peter’s Infant School continues to demonstrate good performance, providing a nurturing and supportive environment for its students. Pupils exhibit pride in their school, engage actively in learning, and benefit from a diverse range of experiences that foster independence and life skills. The curriculum is well-crafted, promoting essential knowledge for future stages, while teachers adapt learning to reflect students' interests, enhancing engagement. This positive atmosphere is complemented by effective support for emotional and behavioral challenges, ensuring that all pupils feel safe and valued.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well cared for by nurturing staff.
• The curriculum is dynamic and tailored to pupil interests.
• Pupils enjoy a rich variety of learning experiences.
• Reading is a priority, and most pupils learn to read well.
• Pupils are confident and proud of their school.
• There is a culture of inclusion with wide opportunities for all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Learning is not always tailored to meet specific pupil needs.
• Interventions for improving attendance are not always effective.

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 Peter's Infant School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% 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, 1.5% of pupils at St Peter's Infant 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 Peter's Infant School had 13.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 25.0% of pupils at St Peter's Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.3% 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 Peter's Infant School received £10,463 and spent £11,087 for each of its 60 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £64,000 (£1,060 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 Peter's Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's Infant School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Peter's Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's Infant School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Peter's Infant School have?

St Peter's Infant School has 60 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's Infant School cover?

St Peter's Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is St Peter's Infant School?

St Peter's Infant School is at Holcombe Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2HU.