St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School
School Lane, Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9EN
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by St Peter's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah George
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 207
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 124331
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 11 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 45% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 55% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 82% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 CofE (A) 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 80% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 137 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 10.1% | 162 | 0.0 miles |
| St Filumena's Catholic Primary School | 96% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 187 | 0.2 miles |
| The Crescent Academy | 72% | 4.8% | 65.1% | 708 | 0.6 miles |
| Weston Junior Academy | 59% | 6.6% | 29.8% | 165 | 0.9 miles |
| Weston Infant Academy | — | 9.9% | 27.6% | 110 | 0.9 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)
- 4.4%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Filumena's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Crescent Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Weston Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Weston Infant Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School teach?
- St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Has St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Peter's CofE (A) 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 many pupils are at St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School?
- St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School had 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Peter's CofE (A) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 CofE (A) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's CofE (A) 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 30 November 2024.