St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, RM9 6UU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Scott
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 101237
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082706524
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 387 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 47 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 79% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 87% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 89% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School compares
St Peter's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4% | 31.9% | 387 | — |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 58% | 4.3% | 32.9% | 367 | 0.3 miles |
| Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road | 73% | 5.6% | 32.5% | 454 | 0.4 miles |
| Godwin Primary School | 71% | 7% | 24.1% | 422 | 0.5 miles |
| Village Infants' School | — | 6.4% | 25.8% | 296 | 0.6 miles |
| William Ford CofE Junior School | 67% | 6.1% | 37.1% | 319 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.91%
- English as an additional language
- 55.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 11.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marsh Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road0.4 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Godwin Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Village Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
William Ford CofE Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
St Peter's Catholic Primary School ranks 3rd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Dagenham.
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primary
- Five Elms Primary School Primary
- Godwin Primary School Primary
- Grafton Primary School Primary
- Henry Green Primary School Primary
- Hunters Hall Primary School Primary
- John Perry Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Marsh Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Clare Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Peter's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 387 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Peter's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Does St Peter's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Peter's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Peter's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Peter's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Peter's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.