St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Hough Hill Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2HB
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Ryan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 106241
- Local authority
- Tameside
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stalybridge. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Peter's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - |
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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 15.6% | 231 | — |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 76% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 232 | 0.0 miles |
| Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 4.3% | 23.7% | 401 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge | 76% | 4.1% | 33.5% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 2.6% | 12.1% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Wild Bank Primary School | 57% | 7.2% | 59% | 133 | 0.7 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.6%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge0.5 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
-
Wild Bank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Stalybridge
- Arlies Primary School Primary
- Buckton Vale Primary School Primary
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primary
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stalyhill Infant School Primary
- Stalyhill Junior School Primary
- Wild Bank Primary School Primary
- Dixons Pennine Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Stalybridge.
- Has St Peter's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Peter's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School had 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- 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 67% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 31 August 2024.