St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham
Norfolk Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JG
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cate Gili-Ross
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 119628
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Lytham St Annes. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 72% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 91% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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, Lytham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4% | 14.4% | 199 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 55% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 170 | 0.2 miles |
| Lytham Hall Park Primary School | 82% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 387 | 0.9 miles |
| Ansdell Primary School | 77% | 2.9% | 10.4% | 220 | 1.7 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 11.9% | 214 | 2.0 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)
- 14.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 8.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham0.0 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
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Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Lytham St. Annes
-
Lytham Hall Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Ansdell Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Clifton Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
Other schools in Lytham St Annes
- Ansdell Primary School Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lytham Hall Park Primary School Primary
- Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham Primary
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Secondary
- Red Rose School Special schools
- AKS Lytham Independent schools
- St Anne's College Grammar School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Lytham St Annes.
- Has St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham 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, Lytham?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham had 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. 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, Lytham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham'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 30 June 2026.