St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection. The pupils feel safe and happy, demonstrating respect and good behaviour throughout the school. Teachers set high expectations, fostering a positive learning environment that encourages curiosity and resilience among students. The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, especially in core subjects like reading and mathematics, resulting in effective learning outcomes for the pupils. The majority of parents express satisfaction with their children's experiences at the school, further reflecting the overall positive atmosphere.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate good manners and respectful behaviour.
• Teachers have high expectations and foster positive learning habits.
• The curriculum is ambitious and allows for a breadth of learning.
• Strong focus on early reading leading to confident and fluent readers.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Pupils develop cultural and social understanding through literature.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the knowledge needed for developing subject-specific skills is not well defined.

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 and St Paul Church of England Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.6% 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, 1.3% of pupils at St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy 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 and St Paul Church of England Academy had 22.1 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, 12.0% of pupils at St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 9 pupils.

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 2024–25 St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy received £6,758 and spent £6,529 for each of its 391 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £155,000 (£398 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Rise Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,294 and spending £7,149 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy is part of Rise Multi Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Loughborough
• Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Leicester
• Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Frisby Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Loughborough
• Loughborough Church of England Primary School Loughborough
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Tugby Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Barlestone Church of England Primary School Nuneaton

What is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy have?

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy has 393 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy cover?

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy?

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy is at Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1HR.