St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, Scarborough

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy are Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School (0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 80% reading, 78% maths); Barrowcliff School (0.6 miles, Good, 52% reading, 42% maths); Newby and Scalby Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 77% maths); and Gladstone Road Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths).

St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is one of 15 schools run by St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 21 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 10 (4.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Scarborough Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Givendale Road (nw-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 264 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy are Scalby Academy (0.6 miles), Graham School (1.2 miles), St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1.4 miles) and Scarborough University Technical College (1.5 miles).