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St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

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personMiss Sarah Staniforth

location_onNewport, TF10 7HU

language Visit Website phone 1952386450

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2012

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Students

197

school

Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Newport, serving ages 5-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Newport, Telford and Wrekin, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 49 primaries in Telford and Wrekin and #8,752 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 13.2%.

In the 2023/24 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

67%

LA 63%

Reading93% LA 74%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths100% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading87% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading78% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.3

-2.3 to 2.7

0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 2.7

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.8 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading97% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA -0.5

2.1 to 6.5

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.7

0.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.1 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 64%

Reading96% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 76%

Maths92% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

0.7 to 5.3

-2.3

Write

LA -0.1

-4.5 to -0.1

0.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-01-15

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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 187 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
2023/24 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	189	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	192	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	3	1.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	193	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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St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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