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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Prospect Road, Marlow SL7 2PJ · stpetersschoolmarlow.org.uk · 01628 472116
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2025
- Pupils
- 40
- 18% of 222 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, 6 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% 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 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110473)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Peter's Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110473), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110473)
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110473)
Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110473)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 31
- 41% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied