SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Redbridge for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 338 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School. In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: November 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Gordon Road Ilford Essex IG1 1SA |
| Phone | 02084781267 |
| Reference Number | 147340 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 338 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.96%
Girls: 47.04% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 29.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 58.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | 28 | 27 | 55 |
| 4 | 31 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | 26 | 23 | 49 |
| 6 | 19 | 26 | 45 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 25.1% |
| African | 17.5% |
| Pakistani | 11.5% |
| White, Other | 10.9% |
| Asian, Other | 6.8% |
| White, British | 5.3% |
| Caribbean | 5.3% |
| White & Asian | 2.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.1% |
| Unclassified | 1.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.6% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, inspected in May 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 08 Oct 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 Oct 2024 | School inspection |
| 07 Sep 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 17 May 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School | |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Dec 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 09 Oct 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 01 Mar 2004 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 80% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 18% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 2.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 4.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 13 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 9 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 4 | 2 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School had 332 pupils for 420 places. 88 places (21.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “South and East Primary” planning area
Redbridge counted 1,800 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,762 in 2029–30, down 2%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 392 | 375 | 392 | 365 | 332 |
| Unfilled | 6.7% | 10.7% | 6.7% | 13.1% | 21.0% |
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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.5% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 11.8% | 14.8% | 0.0% | 15.4% | 0.0% | 11.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 29.6% | 4.2% | 37.5% | 40.9% | 45.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | – |
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, 16.9% of pupils at SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 23 | 12 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 21 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 6 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 4 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School received £8,116 and spent £8,134 for each of its 341 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£556 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust, income was £8,234 and spending £8,332 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £351,000 | £340,000 | £205,000 | £192,000 | £189,000 |
| per pupil | £838 | £874 | £505 | £498 | £556 |
| In-year balance | -£41,000 | -£149,000 | -£190,000 | -£36,000 | -£6,000 |
| per pupil | -£99 | -£383 | -£468 | -£95 | -£18 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Gordon Primary School
Gordon Primary School, Golfe Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1SU |
0.12 miles |
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Winston Way Academy
Winston Way, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2WS |
0.28 miles |
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South Park Primary School
Water Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9HF |
0.45 miles |
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Cleveland Road Primary School
Cleveland Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1EW |
0.59 miles |
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
Benton Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4AS |
0.59 miles |
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Christchurch Primary School
Wellesley Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4LQ |
0.61 miles |
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Woodlands Primary School
Loxford Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2PY |
0.64 miles |
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Mayespark Primary School
Goodmayes Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9PX |
0.83 miles |
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Aldborough Primary School
231 Aldborough Road South, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8HZ |
0.94 miles |
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Downshall Primary School
Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8UG |
0.95 miles |
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Uphall Primary School
Uphall Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2JD |
0.95 miles |
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Apex Primary School
60-62 Argyle Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3BG |
0.98 miles |
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Eastcourt Independent School
1 Eastwood Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8UW |
1.13 miles |
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Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
Sheringham Avenue, London, E12 5PB |
1.19 miles |
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Dersingham Primary School
Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London, Manor Park, Dersingham Avenue, London, E12 5QJ |
1.21 miles |
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Newbury Park Primary School
Perryman's Farm Road, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7LB |
1.23 miles |
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Sheringham Primary School
Sheringham Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5PB |
1.23 miles |
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Manor Junior School
Sandringham Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 9AG |
1.23 miles |
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Manor Primary School
40 Scholars Way, Dagenham, RM8 2FL |
1.23 miles |
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Goodmayes Primary School
Castleton Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9RW |
1.26 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Oak House School
61 South Park Drive, ILFORD, Essex, IG3 9AB |
0.3 miles |
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Ark Isaac Newton Academy
1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1FY |
0.3 miles |
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The Palmer Catholic Academy
Aldborough Road South, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8EU |
0.53 miles |
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Loxford School
Loxford Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2UT |
0.61 miles |
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Seven Kings School
Ley Street, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7BT |
0.72 miles |
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The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Morland Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4JU |
0.82 miles |
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Read Academy Education
34-38 Mansfield Road, Ilford, Essex, Ilford, Essex, IG1 3BD |
0.93 miles |
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Endeavour House School
78 Goodmayes Lane, Ilford, IG3 9QA |
0.94 miles |
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Al Madina School for Girls
Victoria Road, 2 (Annex Building), Barking, Essex, IG11 8PY |
1.05 miles |
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Apex Secondary School for Girls
287 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4UA |
1.06 miles |
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Apex Secondary School for Boys
287 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4UA |
1.06 miles |
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Eastbury Community School
Hulse Avenue, Barking, Essex, IG11 9UW |
1.09 miles |
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Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 9AG |
1.23 miles |
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Valentines High School
Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG2 6HX |
1.42 miles |
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Oaks Park High School
45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7PQ |
1.42 miles |
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SENARP Vibe Independent School
195-211 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2UT |
1.45 miles |
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Little Ilford School
Rectory Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6JB |
1.48 miles |
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Mayfield School
Pedley Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1XE |
1.5 miles |
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Chadwell Heath Academy
Christie Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex, RM6 4RS |
1.63 miles |
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Greatfields School
Net Street, Barking, IG11 7QG |
1.76 miles |
All schools in Redbridge · Redbridge local authority: places and applications
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is part of The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- The Palmer Catholic Academy Ilford
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy Ilford
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dagenham
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Barking
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School Dagenham
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Dagenham
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School London
What is SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School.
When was SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.
How many pupils does SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School have?
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School has 338 pupils on roll.
What age range does SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School cover?
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School?
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is at Gordon Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1SA.