Primary school

St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Tameside
  • SK15 2HB
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,123 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 21%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 12%12%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 1%1% · 2017/182018/19: top 2%2022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 12%2024/25: top 21%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM76% · North West 63%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North West 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 85% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 100% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 94% · 32 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 76% · 25 pupils · North West 63%100%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 23% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 16% · 32 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 4% · 25 pupils · North West 6%23%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 110 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 112 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 32 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 25 pupils · North West 105112106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 110 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 111 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 111 · 32 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 25 pupils · North West 105111104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd141
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2023Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026232
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.1%
First language not English10.0%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils7.7%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

110.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 9.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.2
  • Other support 4.8

Teachers 11.6 FTE · Whole workforce 26.6 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,476
Spend per pupil£6,308
Staff spend per pupil£5,198
Reserve per pupil£93
  • +£21,000revenue reserve
  • +£38,000in-year balance

Grants £6,194 · self-generated £282 · premises £352 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £753,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it