St Peter's R.C. Primary School, Cardiff
St Peter's R.C. Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Peter's R.C. Primary School in detail
School in Wales
St Peter's R.C. Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 421 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
24% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 10% have additional learning needs (19% in 2020/21); 53% are learning English as an additional language; and 79% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 44 pupils (Year 1) to 57 (Year 4).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on St Peter's R.C. Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report St Peter’s R.C. Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
St Peter's R.C. Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "St Peter's is a high-performing, welcoming primary school in the heart of Cardiff, where every child is known, valued and supported to succeed. Teaching and learning are outstanding, and our carefully designed curriculum provides pupils with firm foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, alongside rich and engaging wider learning experiences."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's R.C. Primary School are Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary School (0.2 miles), Adamsdown Primary School (0.2 miles), Stacey Primary School (0.4 miles) and Marlborough Primary (0.5 miles).
Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary SchoolAdamsdown Primary SchoolStacey Primary SchoolMarlborough Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Piercefield Place (after), 90 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read St Peter's R.C. Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from St Peter's R.C. Primary School
02.10.26
2 Oct 2026
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11 Sep 2026
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4 Sep 2026
17.07.26
17 Jul 2026
From St Peter's R.C. Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 45
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 40 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about St Peter's R.C. Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Peter's R.C. Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so St Peter's R.C. Primary School has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to St Peter's R.C. Primary School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming St Peter's R.C. Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's R.C. Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 40 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Peter's R.C. Primary School?
St Peter's R.C. Primary School is at Southey Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3SP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)