St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Dagenham
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Dagenham. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 29 schools in Dagenham with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barking and Dagenham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Peter's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Peter's Catholic Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure as the Headteacher, to welcome you to the St Peter's R.C. St Peter's is a happy, thriving school family with a strong Catholic ethos. This permeates all areas of school life and is at the heart of our philosophy of education."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 80% in Barking and Dagenham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put St Peter's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's Catholic Primary School are Marsh Green Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 89% maths); Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 84% maths); Godwin Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); and William Ford CofE Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths).
St Peter's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Marsh Green Primary SchoolThomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadGodwin Primary SchoolWilliam Ford CofE Junior School
Who goes there
55% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (61%) and Mixed (20%).
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision (12 places, 12 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (2 places, 2 pupils on roll) for moderate learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dagenham Dock Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chequers Lane / Merrilands Retail Park, 140 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Peter's Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Peter's Catholic Primary School are Dagenham Park CofE School (0.5 miles), Goresbrook School (0.6 miles), Jo Richardson Community School (0.8 miles) and Riverside School (1.3 miles).
Dagenham Park CofE SchoolGoresbrook SchoolJo Richardson Community SchoolRiverside School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Peter's excels at developing confident, kind and polite children who feel genuinely cared for and safe. The school offers outstanding opportunities for personal growth including visits, visiting speakers, and leadership roles. Reading is promoted exceptionally well, helping pupils become fluent readers who enjoy books.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development programme with rich wider opportunities including visits to outdoor centres, cathedrals and historical sites
- Strong focus on reading from Reception with effective support for pupils falling behind
- Excellent behaviour management systems used consistently, with clear rewards that celebrate positive contributions
- High-quality support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to access the curriculum confidently
- Ambitious, broad curriculum designed to build knowledge over time
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers need to improve how they check and deepen pupils' understanding during lessons to help pupils remember key vocabulary and knowledge long-term
- Leaders should develop all teachers' expertise in identifying misconceptions and addressing gaps in pupils' understanding quickly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong culture of responsibility, regular staff training, clear systems in place, and proactive work with external agencies to support pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, football club, coding club, student chaplain, eco-club, student council, outdoor pursuits centre visits, cathedral visits, Tower of London visits, medieval history group visits, community police visits, bike safety training
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a good school where leaders have created a strong sense of community and high expectations for all pupils. Pupils are extremely happy, well-behaved, and benefit from exceptional character development and personal growth opportunities.
At a Glance
28.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 87% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Peter's Catholic Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- ABC Preschool - Pre-school, 0.1 milesOfsted report card, 3 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Qurtubah Nursery - Pre-school, 0.2 miles
- Harmony House Dagenham - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Ford Road Children's Centre - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 15 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Leaping Toads - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 2 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 93
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 93 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 84 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot.
18 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 Barking and Dagenham is 65 (the median across 68 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Will you get a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 39 first choices for 39 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
363 pupils
420 places
57 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Barking and Dagenham council
Places available
3,884
Applications
2,970
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Barking and Dagenham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Central Primary planning area (Barking and Dagenham) will have 2,627 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
63
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
20.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision (12 places, 12 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (2 places, 2 pupils on roll) for moderate learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
387
Total Pupils
187
Boys
200
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
18.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£62,439
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,386
Per pupil
£2519k
Total funding
£170k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
11.6%
Persistent absence
344
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
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Peter's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Peter's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is St Peter's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Peter's Catholic Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has around 387 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Peter's Catholic Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision (12 places, 12 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (2 places, 2 pupils on roll) for moderate learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at St Peter's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 93 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 84 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot. 18 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 Barking and Dagenham is 65 (the median across 68 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is at Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 6UU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)