St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Prenton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Peter's provides excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and creates a fair, inclusive environment where every child feels valued and encouraged. The school has strong leadership that inspires staff and builds positive relationships with pupils and parents. Pupils benefit from a rich curriculum enriched by visitors, trips, and themed weeks that develop important life skills alongside core learning.
Key Strengths
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs both in class and through additional tuition
- Strong leadership that has created a welcoming, effective learning environment with good staff morale
- Good behaviour management systems that have improved pupil behaviour over time
- Effective safeguarding procedures with careful routines in place
- Good early years provision that prepares children well for later learning
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics standards are not as strong as reading and writing
- Some pupils have poor attendance or arrive late frequently, limiting their progress
- Teaching quality is good rather than outstanding - sometimes pupils don't receive appropriately challenging work or clear explanations
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with careful routines in place and pupils feeling safe and well cared for in school.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, breakfast club, homework clubs, parent workshops, sports clubs, dance, fitness fortnight, aspiration week
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a good school where standards have risen since the previous inspection due to improved leadership and teaching quality. Pupils make good progress from their starting points, though mathematics achievement remains below that of reading and writing.
At a Glance
72.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 61% to 66%. Maths has improved from 57% to 72%. Writing has improved from 64% to 69%.
Class Sizes
24.7
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
216 pupils
210 capacity
6 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Prenton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Prenton
Admissions Demand - Wirral
Places available
3,860
Applications
2,952
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Wirral (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.32054%
Overall absence
28.57143%
Persistent absence
154
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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