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Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Charli Burness

location_onLondon, SE16 5ED

language Visit Website phone 2072372654

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

132

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 104 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #47 of 62 primaries in Southwark and #5,481 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 66%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 74%

Maths80% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading75% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.8

0.0 to 6.4

3.5

Write

LA 1.3

0.4 to 6.5

0.2

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.8 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 1.0

1.3 to 5.8

-0.8

Write

LA 1.0

-2.8 to 1.3

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.2 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 67%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing69% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.1

Read

LA 1.1

2.9 to 7.3

0.7

Write

LA 1.1

-1.4 to 2.8

0.9

Maths

LA 1.3

-1.1 to 2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 July 2022

Inspection Report

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25 April 2017

Inspection Report

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21 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 June 2011

Inspection Report

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11 March 2008

Inspection Report

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22 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-07-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2017-04-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.8%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 104 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	104	6	5.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	107	4	3.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	128	1	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	130	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	132	1	0.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	132	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	132	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	146	1	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	166	1	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	164	1	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	167	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	182	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	182	2	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	176	1	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	174	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	199	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	201	3	1.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils