St Peter's CofE Primary School, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 29 September 2026 inspection grades St Peter's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well overall."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' attending school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils benefit from an ambitious and broad curriculum experience."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children settle quickly into the calm, consistent routines of the early years provision."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils are welcomed and included at this school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for pupils at the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise opportunities for pupils to broaden their experiences beyond the academic curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that learning activities provided for pupils in subjects beyond English and mathematics are consistently well matched to the key skills that pupils need to secure, so that pupils are supported to apply their learning confidently"; "Leaders should continue to take action to further reduce levels of absence for pupils, particularly those pupils who are persistently absent"; "Members of the governing body should deepen their understanding of the impact of the school's improvement priorities so that they are well placed to further support and challenge leaders' work on curriculum, teaching and achievement, including for disadvantaged pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Believe - represents our faith as a C of E school and our belief in ourselves and each other Aspire - represents our aims and hopes for our children's future and that of their many communities"

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Salford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 96% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St Peter's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's CofE Primary School are The Deans Primary School (0.2 miles); St Charles' RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 82% maths); St Mary's RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Moorside Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 64% maths).

St Peter's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

In 2026, 44 pupils (19.6%) received SEN support and 3 (1.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swinton Church of St Peter, 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Peter's CofE Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Peter's CofE Primary School are Barton Moss Education Centre (0.2 miles), Co-op Academy Swinton (0.3 miles), Moorside High School (0.3 miles) and St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School (0.8 miles).