Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #24 in Wirral public Top 56% UK

Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Thomas Wallace

location_onWallasey, CH45 9LT

language Visit Website phone 1516392991

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

265

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Wallasey, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Wallasey, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 267 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 82 primaries in Wirral and #6,442 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 15.2%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

61%

LA 53%

Reading75% LA 69%

Writing69% LA 63%

Maths69% LA 65%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading88% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 2.6

-2.1

Write

LA -0.8

-3.9 to -0.3

0.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading84% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 1.4

-0.8

Write

LA -1.1

-2.6 to 1.0

1.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.7 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 56%

Reading88% LA 70%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 67%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 2.7

-0.3

Write

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 1.5

Maths

LA -0.8

0.3 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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27 March 2018

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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22 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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24 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-22

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 267 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	265	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	276	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	274	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	265	3	1.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	263	4	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	301	3	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	298	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	296	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	319	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	342	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	361	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	361	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	348	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils