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St Peter's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Emma Moss

location_onAccrington, BB5 0NW

language Visit Website phone 1254233513

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

141

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Peter's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Accrington, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Peter's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Accrington, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 130 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #315 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #10,973 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 Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

50%

LA 59%

Reading61% LA 73%

Writing56% LA 69%

Maths72% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-5.1 to 0.5

1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 3.8

4.0

Maths

LA -0.3

1.3 to 6.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading20% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA -0.2

-6.7 to -2.1

-3.2

Write

LA 0.1

-5.3 to -1.0

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.5 to -1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 65%

Reading59% LA 76%

Writing63% LA 78%

Maths41% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.5

Read

LA 0.1

-6.8 to -2.2

-2.2

Write

LA 0.1

-4.4 to 0

-4.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-6.5 to -2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 March 2022

Inspection Report

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26 November 2020

Inspection Report

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02 May 2018

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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02 March 2011

Inspection Report

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09 October 2007

Inspection Report

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13 October 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-05-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-12-11

None Legacy

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 130 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	130	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	127	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	143	2	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	139	2	1.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	135	2	1.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	140	1	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	141	1	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	138	1	0.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	157	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	153	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	153	3	2.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	161	2	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	152	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	152	3	2.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	163	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	161	6	3.7%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	183	4	2.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	179	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	182	4	2.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	193	9	4.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	182	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Visual Impairment 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils