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St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
North Leas Avenue, Scarborough YO12 6LX · spsyorks.org · 01723 372720
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 236
- 26 over 210 places · 112%
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 17.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121656)
Ofsted
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121656), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121656)
Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121656)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 60
- 29% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (23%) with SEND