SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Lichfield
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Lichfield, part of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School in detail
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 124375), 65% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Across Staffordshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (15.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School are SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 75% maths); Chadsmead Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 78% reading, 72% maths); Willows Primary Academy (0.2 miles); and Charnwood Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths).
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary SchoolChadsmead Primary AcademyWillows Primary AcademyCharnwood Primary Academy
The trust
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lichfield City Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Miller Close (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 218 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School are Nether Stowe School (0.2 miles), The Friary School (0.8 miles) and King Edward VI School (1.1 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (URN 124375), it was rated Good in January 2014. See SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124375). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 75% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 75% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School.
- Fun Fest Lichfield Willows350m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124375). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Lichfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lichfield
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124375). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.1%
Overall absence
20.0%
Persistent absence
110
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 124375), 65% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (URN 124375), it was rated Good in January 2014.
What is the catchment area for SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School: Fun Fest Lichfield Willows (350m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is at Dimbles Hill, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7NH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)