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St Peter's Catholic Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Waterloo Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3HL · stpetersnewman.co.uk · 01782 235040
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stoke-on-Trent 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.06 mi
- 1.71 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Cat 10 · Stoke On Trent Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 238
- 28 over 210 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 66%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Cat 10” went to a home 1.06 mi (1.71 km) from the school. Source: Stoke On Trent Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 34 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Cat 10 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.06 mi1.71 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Stoke-on-Trent it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Peter's Catholic Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Apr 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 28
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied