St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Stockport
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Peter's is a truly outstanding school where every child flourishes academically and emotionally. Teachers work extremely hard together to help pupils understand what they need to learn and how to improve their work, creating a culture where children take responsibility for checking their own progress. With exceptional behaviour, strong parent partnerships, and outstanding support for all learners - from the most able to those with special needs - St Peter's ensures that all pupils achieve well above national expectations.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding progress for all pupils, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs
- Highly effective marking system where pupils use green pens to check and improve their own work
- Exceptional behaviour and safety with high-quality nurture groups helping pupils care for each other
- Strong leadership from the headteacher and senior leaders who inspire outstanding teaching quality
- Outstanding support from skilled teaching assistants for pupils with additional needs
Areas for Improvement
- Update and improve information and communication technology equipment and provision
- Check and enhance ICT systems to better support pupils' learning, teachers' planning and curriculum delivery
- Review staff training needs for technology
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective; pupils feel very safe at school and the school's provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is exceptional.
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is an outstanding school where the majority of pupils, including those with special educational needs, make outstanding progress from their starting points. A large proportion reaches higher than expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.
At a Glance
2.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
110 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90%. Maths has declined from 97% to 93%. Writing has remained stable at around 93%.
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
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Admissions Demand - Stockport
Places available
3,743
Applications
2,960
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Stockport (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3607%
Overall absence
4.44444%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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