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St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School

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personMrs Samantha Gower

corporate_fareSOUTH EAST LONDON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (SELCAT) LIMITED

location_onSidcup, DA14 5ED

language Visit Website phone 2083026029

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

240

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Expected Standard

23%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Sidcup, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Sidcup, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of SOUTH EAST LONDON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (SELCAT) LIMITED. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #55 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #13,967 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.5 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

23%

LA 64%

Reading58% LA 75%

Writing31% LA 73%

Maths31% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading84% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.1

-3.2 to 1.3

-0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 2.1

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.2

-4.3 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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08 September 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-07-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-22

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

2.0%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 203 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above 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)	203	4	2.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	6	3.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	220	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	244	2	0.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	191	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 39 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils