St Peter's CofE Primary School, Manchester

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~391m)Possible (~559m)Unlikely (~727m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Emma Richardson
Pupils:225 / 210 capacity
LA:Salford
Phone:01617942616
Address:Vicarage Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0WA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 24 January 2023View full report
URN:105948
UKPRN:10068544
Diocese:Diocese of Manchester
Constituency:Worsley and Eccles
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Peter's is a calm, respectful school where pupils make good progress and feel valued and safe. Teachers are kind, supportive, and provide work at the right level with challenging questions to help pupils improve. The school has successfully improved its curriculum by integrating writing and maths into other subjects to make learning interesting and fun.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent pupil behaviour - polite, courteous, and exemplary conduct in lessons and around school
  • Strong positive relationships between pupils and teachers who provide supportive, challenging teaching
  • Effective integration of writing and mathematics into imaginative curriculum across other subjects
  • Well-targeted support for pupils with special educational needs leading to good progress
  • High-quality safeguarding procedures with strong culture of safety throughout the school

Areas for Improvement

  • Need to raise proportion of pupils attaining greater depth in writing, particularly boys
  • Mathematics improvements in reasoning and problem-solving need more consistent implementation across all classes
  • Middle leaders need to extend their influence and impact beyond their own classrooms

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - the school has strong safeguarding culture with fit-for-purpose procedures, high-quality staff training, clear reporting systems, and pupils taught about online safety.

St Peter's Church of England Primary School continues to be good, with maintained and improved quality of education since the last inspection in 2012. Parents are very happy with the teaching, learning, and wide range of opportunities available.

At a Glance

32.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths-6ppWriting-16pp

Reading has remained stable at around 83%. Maths has declined from 96% to 90%. Writing has declined from 85% to 69%.

Class Sizes

28.1

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

27.5

KS2

8

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station (Entrance)
455m · 7 min walk
Moorside Rail Station (Entrance)
774m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Swinton Church of St Peter (Stop F)
107m · 2 min walk
Swinton Shopping Centre (Stop E)
200m · 3 min walk
Swinton Civic Centre (Stop K)
203m · 3 min walk
Chester Street (opp)
357m · 6 min walk
Cemetery Road South (nr)
401m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

107%

Over capacity

225 pupils

210 capacity

15 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Manchester

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,398
Projected new pupils:4,600

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester

Admissions Demand - Salford

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

3,290

Applications

2,825

Got 1st preference

89.3%

Got preferred school

96.5%

Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

24 January 2023
19 April 2017
5 July 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.46313%

Overall absence

14.20455%

Persistent absence

176

Enrolments

Authorised3.185%
Unauthorised2.27813%
Persistent (10%+)14.20455%
Severe (50%+)0.56818%

Absence trend

3.81501%
18/19
6.51302%
20/21
5.60615%
21/22
5.44328%
22/23
5.19353%
23/24
5.46313%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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