St Peter's Catholic Academy
Waterloo Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hodgson
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 140150
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782235040
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 238 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 60% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 73% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 73% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Academy compares
St Peter's Catholic Academy ranked 50th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.2% | 57.6% | 238 | — |
| Forest Park Primary School | 61% | 6.7% | 63.6% | 457 | 0.3 miles |
| Sneyd Academy | 56% | 5.9% | 37.9% | 559 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Hamilton | — | 4.6% | 39.3% | 136 | 0.9 miles |
| Co-op Academy Grove | 54% | 4.4% | 44.1% | 317 | 1.0 miles |
| Etruscan Primary School | 30% | 7.6% | 64.3% | 443 | 1.0 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)
- 57.62%
- English as an additional language
- 67.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forest Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sneyd Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Hamilton0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Grove1.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Etruscan Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
St Peter's Catholic Academy ranks 81st of the 102 ranked primary 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 year groups does St Peter's Catholic Academy teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Catholic Academy is Mr Andrew Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic Academy, 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 Academy?
- St Peter's Catholic Academy has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Peter's Catholic Academy full?
- St Peter's Catholic Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 238 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Peter's Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Peter's Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Peter's Catholic Academy?
- St Peter's Catholic Academy is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Peter's Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Academy rank locally?
- St Peter's Catholic Academy ranked 50th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- St Peter's Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic Academy'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 1 July 2026.