St Peter's CofE Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
107%
Over capacity
225 pupils
210 capacity
15 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Salford
Places available
3,290
Applications
2,825
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.46313%
Overall absence
14.20455%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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