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St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Manchester · M23 2YS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 19 October 2022

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At a glance

256 pupils · 103% of 249 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
41.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
30.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.stpeters-primary.co.uk
URN
105537

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 30 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 8 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2014 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 October 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 30 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

32 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Manchester average59.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Our Lady's Catholic AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 27 miles awayExpected standard59%
The Grove Primary SchoolCambridge · 129 miles awayGood56%
St Charles Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 155 miles awayGood89%
Model Village Primary SchoolMansfield · 46 miles awayNo current grade53%
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopeNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 114 miles awayGood66%
Buckingham Primary AcademyHull · 85 miles awayGood64%
Lime Academy WatergallPeterborough · 99 miles awayRequires improvement59%
Charlton Church of England Primary SchoolDover · 217 miles awayGood45%
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary AcademyWolverhampton · 56 miles awayStrong standard79%
St Mary and St Michael Primary SchoolLondon · 160 miles awayGood76%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryOswestry · 48 miles awayGood66%
Grange Primary AcademyKettering · 94 miles awayNo current grade47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 54% (Manchester 29%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 11% (Manchester 4%, England 4%) · Any other White background 11% (Manchester 5%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Manchester 3%, England 2%) · Black African 6% (Manchester 13%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Manchester 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Manchester 3%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Manchester 9%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Manchester 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Manchester 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Manchester 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Manchester 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.71 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Manchester: 2.24 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,509; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,359
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £46,752; in-year balance -£62,993

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier40.9%62.3%
Social housing46.8%17.1%
Privately rented12.3%20.5%
Detached houses5.7%22.9%
Flats13.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van33.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005074 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£235,000194 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£205,000–£269,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (8)£345,000
Semi-detached (102)£239,000
Terraced (78)£230,000
Flat (6)£131,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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