SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery, Wolverhampton

In its own words: "This page shares some of the comments that have been made about our school by our pupils, parents and carers and visitors. This will give you a real impression of what SSPP is all about and how it feels to be part of our school community."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy! SS Peter and Paul is a small school which is at the heart of our strength because we know the children and our families very well. We take tremendous pride in knowing our pupils and being committed to offering them the finest start to their education."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £1.50 per day.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (76% in reading, 83% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery are St Michael's CofE Primary Academy (0.3 miles); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles); Claregate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 77% maths); and St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 86% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery.

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

35.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 41.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (37%), Asian (23%) and White British (14%).

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hordern Road (after), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery issued 5 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery are Wolverhampton Girls' High School (0.6 miles), St Edmund's Catholic Academy (0.7 miles), St Peter's Collegiate Academy (0.9 miles) and St Regis Church of England Academy (1.2 miles).