St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes, DN35 8LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Ann-Marie Wilson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 143281
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472691964
About this school
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 20 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 45% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 45% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 65% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 CofE 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 | North East Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's CofE Primary School compares
St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 38th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 149 | — |
| Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy | 76% | 5.2% | 45.3% | 307 | 0.3 miles |
| Reynolds Primary Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 29.1% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Signhills Academy | 74% | 4.6% | 17.5% | 344 | 0.8 miles |
| Signhills Infant Academy | — | 4.1% | 7.2% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.57%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 7.87%
- Persistent absence
- 30.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Reynolds Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Signhills Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Signhills Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
St Peter's CofE Primary School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Bursar Primary Academy Primary
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Primary
- Reynolds Primary Academy Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Primary
- Signhills Academy Primary
- Signhills Infant Academy Primary
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- William Barcroft Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Secondary
- Cleethorpes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's CofE Primary School is Miss Ann-Marie Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's CofE 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 many pupils are at St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Peter's CofE Primary School full?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 149 on roll (71%), 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 CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does St Peter's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Peter's CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School is part of LINCOLN ANGLICAN 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 CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 50% 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 CofE Primary School compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 38th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's CofE 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 2 July 2026.