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St Peter's Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Normanton Road, South Croydon CR2 7AR · st-petersprimary.co.uk · 020 8688 5414
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.60 mi
- 0.97 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 411
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.60 mi (970 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.13 mi (1.81 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 85% 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 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 48 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 51 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 61 | 63 | 1▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.60 mi0.97 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.68 mi1.10 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.13 mi1.81 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.29 mi2.08 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The distance criterion's furthest distance (direct line measurement) for the 2022 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101739)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Peter's Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 73
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (22%) with SEND